Independent Members’ Group proposals to the
Executive's budget recommendations for 2016/17

(a)

Cost/Saving Proposal

Comments

£125,000

Re-provision of Mental Health
Day Services

+ potential capital receipt of
£400,000

£125,000

Phased roll out of Dynamic
Purchasing System

As described at briefing and
cautious estimation by Matrix
allows flexibility across the
market (ref SP costs)

£50,000

Recruit and regularise
employment of senior social
care managers for continuity.

2015/16 budget contained
£450,000+ funding for 3 interim
agency staff.

£100,000

Reduce the number of Local
Area Co-ordinators from 6 to
3 and review service.

Duplication of Age UK’s Care
Co-ordinators.

Minimum saving of £400,000

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 Cost/Saving Proposal
(b) £30,000

Comments

Increase income from Isle of
Wight Council services;
(suggest in-line with council
tax increase).

eg Dinosaur Island - 0%
increase in 3 years.

£100,000

Achieve saving from PFI
contract efficiency

Saving of over £400,000 in
2015/16 enabling a £300,000
spend on consultants.

£10,000

Deletion of Cabinet Secretary
post;
Reduce number of attendees
at LGA annual conference
Consider reducing the
number of Executive
members as per the Leaders
proposal in 2014 and BPLG
discussion.

No Cabinet Secretary has been
in post since 2013.

£100,000

Evaluate introduction of a
£1.00 overnight parking fee
(18:00 - 08:00).

To support Town and Parish
Council transition project - as
part of the Parking Strategy with
increase in income to be shared,
to enable Town and Parishes to
deliver additional services.

£20,000

Efficiency in parking services

Review the increase in Whole
Time Equivalents following
increase in income.

Review Senior Manager
structure, including the
Organisational Change team
with a view to future
devolution.

Develop a structure to meet
needs of a commissioning
authority.

As part of the discussion about
the constitution to meet future
needs of a smaller council in the
devolution debate.

Total £360,000

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 Increase in savings/income generation if achieved to be used to:
(c)

Support reserves to mitigate against 2017/18 situation;
Support hardship fund;
Develop post of revenue development officer (to become self-funding within
Place);
Secure and develop post of Community Safety Officer - all island (to include
Environmental and Enforcement duties);
Reinstate education support, if identified as needed, following 3 year review
against DfE agreed targets as set out in 2014.

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