Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain.

The Sub-Committee received a Report of the Chamberlain on the Chamberlain’s Department Efficiency and Sustainability Proposals. The following point was made.

The Corporate Efficiency and Sustainability Plan requires Chief Officers to identify sustainable efficiencies of 2% each year for the three years from 2018/19. For

the Chamberlain’s department, this equates to approximately £460,000 in the first year.

The Chamberlain drew Members attention to paragraph 9, which provided a menu of efficiency proposals for 2018/19, and stressed the importance of working with other departments. In addition to direct action to reduce the department’s own cost base, the Chamberlain’s department plays an important role in supporting all other departments in achieving their efficiency plans. Finance teams were embedded within departments, working in partnership to ensure value for money. Similarly, procurement and commercial management teams were working with colleagues across the organisation to secure the most advantageous contract arrangements for the City Corporation.

RESOLVED – that Members noted the Report.