Item 12 Appendix 4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 5 February 2025
Back to Corporate Services Committee — 5 February 2025 and its agenda
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £000 Projection of Total Saved £000 Projection of Total Not Saved £000 Comment December 2023 Management Adjustments 1 Remove a 1.0 FTE vacant post from the Facilities Management team with service delivery being maintained through new structure with increased number of team leaders CCF09 A Graham 36 36 - Complete 2 Remove two vacant posts in the Communications team which will result in campaign activity being on digital platforms only, minimal design activity and less capacity for events CCF10 A Graham 50 50 - Complete 4 Rightsize ICT Budgets to better reflect expected costs for GIS software and general ICT inflationary pressures PT01 V Rogers 46 46 - Complete 8 Reduce the Council’s training budget, retaining budget to cover essential corporate requirements PT07 V Rogers 10 10 - Complete 9 Estimated saving from replacing ISDN telephony lines with SIP cloud telephone support (SIP is a digital method of making calls) PT11 V Rogers 76 76 - Complete 10 Replacement of Citrix Technology with cheaper technology PT12 V Rogers 75 75 - Complete 11 Implement the Water Direct Scheme which facilitates the collection of water and sewerage debt from residents direct from their benefits at source by the DWP RES05 L Slavin 60 60 - Complete 12 Remove two franking machines and further reduce use of first class mail RES11 L Slavin 12 12 - Complete 13 Seek commercial opportunities for Balloch Park kiosk RES12 L Slavin 15 15 5 The rental income was less than the assumption made at the savings exercise. 14 Rightsize minor sundry service budget lines such as travel, books etc RES14 L Slavin 17 17 - Complete 15 Rightsize income budgets as consequence of historical lease review RES15 L Slavin 25 25 - Complete
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £000 Projection of Total Saved £000 Projection of Total Not Saved £000 Comment 16 Adjust charge to Dumbarton Common Good for support services to reflect cost recovery RES19 L Slavin 21 21 - Complete 17 Adjust charge to Valuation Joint Board for support services to reflect cost recovery RES20 L Slavin 11 11 - Complete 18 Remove 3.41 FTE vacant posts in revenue and benefit team and review work processes to minimise impact on income recovery RES21 L Slavin 109 109 - Complete 20 Remove a 0.6 FTE vacant registrar post - no longer required as Clydebank Registration Service is now managed centrally from Dumbarton RR02 A Douglas 30 30 - Complete 21 Remove a 1 FTE vacancy in the Leadership Support Team whilst retaining 2:1 PA/CO ratio RR04 A Douglas 39 39 - Complete 22 Remove a 0.4 FTE vacancy in the Member Services Team to reflect requirements of elected members RR05 A Douglas 15 15 - Complete 23 Reduce 0.2 FTE in Democratic and Registration Service via a two year phased retirement RR07 A Douglas 18 18 - Complete 24 Right sizing anticipated income from regulatory and regeneration fees RR12 A Douglas 130 130 - Complete December 2023 Saving Options 25 Reduce the West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust Mgt Fee by up to 30% CCF01 A Graham 940 940 - Complete 28 Two week Christmas closedown bar delivery of essential services RES07 L Slavin 7 - 7 Cost pressure added for 2025/26 29 End the provision of hybrid committee meetings which would enable the committee team to return to its existing establishment RR03 A Douglas 21 21 - Complete March 2024 Saving Options 30 Reduce opening hours of Clydebank Town Hall to 4 days a week CCF02 A Graham 30 30 - Complete
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £000 Projection of Total Saved £000 Projection of Total Not Saved £000 Comment 31 Reduce investment in materials in library service CCF06 A Graham 50 50 - Complete 32 Reduce financial commitment to the Highland Games CCF11 A Graham 14 14 - Complete 33 Review core library staffing (outwith branch libraries) and remove one post CCF19 A Graham 18 18 - In progress 34 Review menus in educational establishments to reduce waste whilst ensuring compliance with nutritional guidance CCF20 A Graham 60 60 - Complete 35 Reduce Community Budgeting fund by 50% reducing money available for community groups to bid for CCF24 A Graham 27 27 - Complete 36 Reduce the Community Engagement budget by 50% reducing the number of events supported CCF25 A Graham 22 22 - Complete 37 Review the Communities team reducing the delivery of community based services CCF26 A Graham 87 49 38 Delay in implementation, in year shortfall will be covered by the smoothing fund. Full year savings expected in future years. 51 Remove counselling and physio PT10 V Rogers 47 47 - Complete 52 Remove 3.6 FTE in CAS team PT13 V Rogers 112 112 - Complete 53 Reduce WDCVS funding by 50% RES02 L Slavin 75 75 - Complete 54 Remove one Council officer RES09 L Slavin 26 26 - Complete 64 Remove £12,500 of Nightzone West funding provided to Police Scotland RR01 A Douglas 12 12 - Complete 65 Reduction in 2 FTE paralegal support to contracts and property section RR08 A Douglas 90 67 23 Delay in implementation March 2024 Management Adjustments 66 Review Arts & Heritage Service CCF16 A Graham 24 24 Complete 69 Restructure of Transactional Services to remove one vacant G10 post PT09 V Rogers 30 30 - Complete 70 Increase Council Tax on Second Homes RES06 L Slavin 82 82 - Complete 71 Remove Empty Property Relief for Listed Buildings RES18 L Slavin 34 34 - Complete 73 Remove facility assistants at Aurora House bringing service in line with that provided at Clydebank Town Centre Office RES23 L Slavin 54 54 - Complete 75 Right size water authority income budget RES26 L Slavin 25 25 - Complete
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £000 Projection of Total Saved £000 Projection of Total Not Saved £000 Comment 77 Transfer cost of solicitor support for the council housing building prog to HRA capital budget RR09 A Douglas 60 60 - Complete 78 Remove vacant contaminated land officer post RR11 A Douglas 30 30 - Complete 79 Reduce support to planning and building standards by removing a vacant part time technical support assistant post RR13 A Douglas 16 16 - Complete 80 Remove a service co-ordinator in env health team and invite 2 service co-ordinators to be interviewed for the principal env health officer post. RR14 A Douglas 68 68 - Complete 81 Remove vacant Planning Compliance Officer post RR15 A Douglas 30 30 - Complete 82 Remove one of the 3 Building Standards Surveyor Posts RR16 A Douglas 53 53 - Complete 83 Reduce hours of solicitor from 5 days to 4 days RR17 A Douglas 12 12 - Complete 2,950 2,883 73 TOTAL EFFICIENCIES/MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS