Item 8 - Appendix 4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 14 August 2024
Back to Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee — 14 August 2024 and its agenda
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL 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 - - Seek commercial opportunities for Balloch Park kiosk RES12 L Slavin 15 15 - Rightsize income budgets as consequence of historical lease review RES15 L Slavin 25 25 - Procure vehicles considered permanently required rather than hiring them RN17 G Macfarlane 100 100 in progress - - December 2023 Saving Options - - Two week Christmas closedown bar delivery of essential services RES07 L Slavin 7 7 - - - March 2024 Saving Options - - Remove one Council officer RES09 L Slavin 26 26 - School crossing patrollers - adhere to best practice RN01 G Macfarlane 24 24 - Implemented Aug Introduce £60 Garden Waste Charge RN02 G Macfarlane 180 130 50 Implemented Aug, 4000 permits to date. The smoothing fund will be used to cover the variance for 2024/25 and it is anticipated that the full saving will be made in 2025/26 Amend roads service activities to support education to statutory level RN04 G Macfarlane 37 37 - complete Reduce the Consultancy Services/Capital Investment Team by 25% RN18 G Macfarlane 10 10 - In progress Reduce the roads operations service from 29 FTE to 26 FTE which will reduce resilience in the team RN21 G Macfarlane 80 80 - complete Reduce maintenance costs through replacing 6 under utilised grass pitches with 3 new 4G pitches RN22 G Macfarlane 10 10 - in progress Implement new approach to road defect repairs which will capitalise costs previously charged to revenue RN23 G Macfarlane 200 200 - complete Reduce weed killing from twice a year to once a year RN26 G Macfarlane 50 50 - in progress, in design stage Increase commercial waste fees by 14% RN27 G Macfarlane 45 45 - complete - - March 2024 Management Adjustments - - Remove vacant posts in asset management RES22 L Slavin 99 99 complete Remove facility assistants at Aurora House bringing service in line with that provided at Clydebank Town Centre Office RES23 L Slavin 54 54 - complete ITEM 8 - APPENDIX 4
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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 Generate income from Levengrove Pavilion and ass land RES25 L Slavin 63 63 - complete 1,025 975 50 TOTAL EFFICIENCIES/MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS