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Resolved –
 
The Executive:

 

(1)       Noted the financial
challenges the Council faces and the            
need to deliver significant savings over the next 5-year
period.
 

(2)       Noted the savings proposal
for BCFT totalling £0.600m as set out        in section 2 to
Document
“AC”.                
 

(3)       Approved the commencement
of consultation engagement on the       savings proposals
totalling £5.917m as set in section 3 to   Document “AC”.
 

(4)       Noted the saving proposal
in section 4 to Document “AC”         
totalling £0.600m currently out for consultation.
 

(5)       Approved the saving
totalling £2.600m as set out in section 5 to          
Document “AC” which is related to reductions in the
Capital            
Programme.
 

(6)       Require a report back to
the Executive in February 2025 on the            
outcome of consultations.
 

(7)       Noted that these proposals
will be presented to Corporate         Overview and
Scrutiny at the meeting on 23 January 2025.
 

(8)       Noted the savings form part
of the wider budget setting process          and that
the overall 2025/26 budget will be reported for Full        Council approval in
March 2025.
 

To be actioned by: Director of Finance
 
Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate
 
(Andrew Cross - 07870
386523)