Item15 - Appendix 4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 August 2023
Back to Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee — 16 August 2023 and its agenda
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2023/24 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £ In Progress £ Projection of Total Saved £ Projection of Total Not Saved £ Comment 1 Historical Lease Review SDP06 A Wilson 55,000 55,000 - 2 Consultancy Services Reduction SDP08 A Wilson 82,000 82,000 - 3 Structural Patching RN07 G Macfarlane 150,000 150,000 - 4 Environmental Trust Grant Reduction RN17 G Macfarlane 87,000 87,000 - 5 Non regulated procurement under £2m to be carried out by services and remove need for procurement monitoring activity for contracts awarded under that threshold SDP01 A Wilson 110,000 110,000 - Full amount of savings will be met in 24/25 - £46K not met in 23/24 as salaries for those leaving in 23/24 - this will be met from the smoothing fund 6 Non-Complex procurement to be carried out by services and remove need for procurement monitoring activity for those contracts SDP02 A Wilson 148,000 148,000 - 7 Review and improve purchase to pay administration procedures reducing the need for Corporate Procurement Unit support and allowing services to fully undertake purchase to pay activities SDP03 A Wilson 99,000 99,000 - 8 Reduce Consultancy Services and Capital Investment Team SDP11 A Wilson 212,000 212,000 - 8 943,000 - 943,000 - TOTAL COMPLETE STATUS: COMPLETE ITEM 15
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2023/24 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £ In Progress £ Projection of Total Saved £ Projection of Total Not Saved £ Comment 1 Office/ Depot Rationalisation SDP05 A Wilson 380,000 380,000 380,000 - 75% Complete on track for 23/24 savings 2 Commercialisation of Assets (Pavilions/Cafés) SDP07 A Wilson 41,000 41,000 41,000 - on track for 23/24 savings 3 External Consultancy Income SDP09 A Wilson 50,000 50,000 50,000 - Ongoing in 2023/24 4 Review the use of Municipal Buildings to identify alternative uses or commercial opportunities SDP14 A Wilson 37,000 37,000 37,000 - Likely not to be fully achieved but options being explored for partial savings to be achieved 23/24. 5 Review possible early closure of Clydebank Town Centre Office with employees based there relocated to alternative Council accommodation SDP15 A Wilson 108,000 108,000 108,000 - On track. Registrars relocation completed July 23. 6 Civic Waste Amenity Sites RN02 G Macfarlane 63,000 63,000 63,000 - 7 Residual Waste Optimisation RN03 G Macfarlane 138,000 138,000 138,000 - 8 Review the charging policy for the Care of Gardens scheme or remove provision entirely RN04 G Macfarlane 211,000 211,000 211,000 - 9 Parking Enforcement RN05 G Macfarlane 100,000 100,000 100,000 - The Roads service is working with a consultant to collate the required information to support the application to transfer powers to the LA. Additionally officers are undertaking procurement activities to support the back office requirements. Still aim to be in a position to deliver/achieve the required saving by year end 10 Reduce or remove the provision of weekend litter collection at key destinations such as parks and town centres RN06 G Macfarlane 47,000 47,000 47,000 - 11 Reduce provision of grass cutting, bin clearing, litter collection and street sweeping RN09 G Macfarlane 460,000 460,000 460,000 - 12 Improve recycling rates through a review of the programme of residual waste collection RN10 G Macfarlane 50,000 50,000 50,000 - 13 Electric Vehicle Charging RN13 G Macfarlane 91,000 91,000 91,000 - Charges introduced on 1st June 2023 STATUS: IN PROGRESS
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2023/24 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £ In Progress £ Projection of Total Saved £ Projection of Total Not Saved £ Comment 14 Transfer the provision of Christmas lights to community groups or traders associations with assistance provided by the Council at switch on events RN15 G Macfarlane 25,000 25,000 25,000 - liaising with local community groups and traders but yet to reach agreements to transfer responsibilities 14 TOTAL IN PROGRESS 1,801,000 1,801,000 1,801,000 - 22 2,744,000 1,801,000 2,744,000 - TOTAL EFFICIENCIES/MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS