Issue - meetings

Cabinet AGREED to delegate authority to the Chief Executive, with the Leader and Resources and Staffing Portfolio Holder, to finalise the Council’s Annual Efficiency Statements (Forward Look for 2006/07 and Backward Look for 2005/06).

Cabinet NOTED the progress in realising efficiency savings.

Good progress was being made in implementing planned efficiencies in 2005/06 and identifying additional efficiencies in 2006/07 and 2007/08.

Councillor JA Hockney, noting that he had expressed concern previously about an increase in postage costs, queried whether the Council had considered using the services of a professional postal company.  The Resources and Staffing Portfolio Holder confirmed that the increase had been due to a one-off situation when the Local Development Framework documents had been posted and that the Development Services Department had investigated alternative delivery methods should similar situations arise.  Due to limited resources, investigation of professional postal companies was not possible.

Cabinet AGREED to delegate authority to the Chief Executive, with the Leader and Resources and Staffing Portfolio Holder, to finalise the Council’s Annual Efficiency Statements (Forward Look for 2006/07 and Backward Look for 2005/06).

Cabinet NOTED the progress in realising efficiency savings.