Item 14 - Appendix 4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 5 February 2025
Back to Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee — 5 February 2025 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 1 Procure vehicles considered permanently required rather than hiring them RN17 G Macfarlane 100 100 - In progress March 2024 Saving Options 2 School crossing patrollers - adhere to best practice RN01 G Macfarlane 24 24 - Complete 3 Introduce £60 Garden Waste Charge RN02 G Macfarlane 180 180 - Complete 4 Amend roads service activities to support education to statutory level RN04 G Macfarlane 37 37 - Complete 5 Reduce the Consultancy Services/Capital Investment Team by 25% RN18 G Macfarlane 10 10 - Complete 6 Reduce the roads operations service from 29 FTE to 26 FTE which will reduce resilience in the team RN21 G Macfarlane 80 80 - Complete 7 Reduce maintenance costs through replacing 6 under utilised grass pitches with 3 new 4G pitches RN22 G Macfarlane 10 10 - In progress 8 Implement new approach to road defect repairs which will capitalise costs previously charged to revenue RN23 G Macfarlane 200 200 - Complete 9 Reduce weed killing from twice a year to once a year RN26 G Macfarlane 50 50 - Complete 10 Increase commercial waste fees by 14% RN27 G Macfarlane 45 45 - Complete ITEM 14 - 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 March 2024 Management Adjustments 11 Remove vacant posts in asset management RES22 L Slavin 99 99 Complete 12 Generate income from Levengrove Pavilion. RES25 L Slavin 63 20 43 Rental income lower and running costs higher than forecast when the saving assumptions were reviewed. 13 Right size water authority income budget RES26 L Slavin 25 25 - Complete 14 Outsourcing mgt of retail assets RES27 L Slavin 33 33 - Complete 15 Fund existing Grade 8 post from UK Towns Fund Support RR18 A Douglas 60 60 - Complete 16 Fund officer costs associated with Levelling Up from final year of Levelling Up Rev funding. RR19 A Douglas 60 60 - Complete 1,076 1,032 43 TOTAL EFFICIENCIES/MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS