Council Plan and Budget Consultation 2011/12
Overview
Like all local authorities, Copeland is facing challenging times, as we work to address the budget cuts we know we’re going to face, whilst at the same time continuing to provide the services our customers want.
To do this, we are ‘Choosing to Change’. This is the name of our innovative and far-reaching transformation programme, and it sums up our approach to taking the council forward. We recognise that we need to change, and we’re doing our best to achieve this. In this document you’ll find out about our new Council Plan, what it means to the authority, what we will deliver, and how we’ll do it.
Our Council Plan is the most important document that we have as an organisation – it’s essentially our business plan.
Along with this, we also outline details of our budget for 2011/12 and the three subsequent years, which we are setting to deliver the priorities outlined in the Council Plan.
The document also details our service review process, and the budget savings that we’re planning to make in 2011/12, to meet the shortfall whilst still delivering our Council Plan.
Why we are consulting
We’re keen to hear your views on our Council Plan and on our plans for our budgeting for the next four years. Do please take the time to read through this short summary, and let us have your views.
What happens next
The results of our Council Plan and Budget Consultation will be used to help us develop our new Council Plan for 2011/12 and for setting our budget for 2011/12.
