Minutes:
Councillor Fiona Colley, cabinet member for finance, modernisation and performance, explained that, as in previous years, the council was carrying out a consultation on its budget. The council had to make a substantial amount of saving since the last spending review. Councillor Colley explained that the council had been forced to make savings over the last five years of £156 million. Over the next three years, there would be a further funding reduction of about £96 million.
This year’s consultation exercise was interactive voting, in response to a series of questions on the council’s future funding priorities.
Residents in attendance were given voting pads and their responses were noted for analysis.