Agenda item

Fundamental Review Update

The Director of Open Spaces to be heard.

Minutes:

Members received a verbal update from the Director of Open Spaces concerning the Fundamental Review.

 

Members were advised that there was no report on the agenda providing the draft 2020/21 Budget or Business Plan, which normally came to the year-end meeting for review, as this was on hold due to the Fundamental Review. The Director of Open Spaces confirmed that the Open Spaces Department was working on figures with a 2% efficiency and that the Town Clerk was looking at dates for an extraordinary Committee meeting in January for Members to discuss and approve the budget and Business Plan for the next year. 

 

A Member queried whether the 2% efficiency included inflation. Members were advised that this was a continuation of efficiency but that the Department would receive a 2.6% uplift from inflation which would neutralise the budget.

 

In response to a query regarding Departments not providing the requested data targets for 2020/21, Members were informed that the open Spaces Department had provided all estimates and reviewed 400+ projects.