Budget consultation
 Council services - what we provide for you |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Councillors approved a budget that will see a council tax Band D property paying £178.65 for city council services, a rise of 2.43% on this year.
The budget was set against the backdrop of likely major reductions in financial support for local authorities from the government in future years, making this the toughest budget the council has had to agree for a long time. Savings of £3 million have had to be found in order to balance the books over the next two years.
During the most well responded-to budget consultation the council has ever run, local residents gave their views on the most and least acceptable budget proposals. As a result of this, the proposal to charge for extra recycling sacks was withdrawn.
The council also recognises and understands the local strength of feeling for the local museums and although the reduction in the museums budget of £112,600 will still go ahead, the leader pledged at the meeting that no museums will be closing in the coming year.
As a result of the consultation a number of ideas and options for the Roman, West Gate Towers and Herne Bay museums have now come forward from a number of organisations and individuals. During the coming months the council will be looking carefully at all these options as well as working closely with important national organisations such as the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council to find other possible ways to fund and run the museums service across the district.
Council Leader Cllr John Gilbey said: “We have set a budget that tackles the severe economic climate while protecting the statutory and frontline services that we know people want. The council will continue to be extremely vigilant with its budgets and take a realistic approach to the financial situation whilst continuing to deliver the best possible services.”
|
Find out more |
|
 |
How the council is funded |
 |
Background to our budget |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
