A few more nuggets from Steve's interview with NewsShopper
A handful of recommendations put forward by council officers:
- Close one of four early childhood centres out of Rushey Green, Honor Oak, Amersham and Ladywell. This, along with decreased budgets for the remaining three, could save up to £2,180,000 over three years.
- Cut the number of children social care work assistants (£140,000 over three years)
- Cut agency workers in the children's social care department (£655,000 over three years)
- Close up to five libraries and cut library staff (£830,000 over three years)
- Increase the charge for meals on wheels (£50,000 over three years)
- Stop the street litter recycling service (£168,000 over three years)
- Replace parking machines with a pay-over-the-phone system (£200,000 over three years)
- Reduce the size of the council's corporate estate - such as council offices (£1,000,000 over three years)
- Cut staff numbers in the information, communications technology department (£300,000 over three years)