Issue - meetings

Report by Chief Executive

36.1     The Cabinet considered a report by the Chief Executive together with a Resolution of the County Council agreed at its meeting on 18 October 2016.

36.2     The following was moved by Councillor Elkin and seconded:

The Cabinet agrees to (1) accept the Government’s multi year settlement offer and to approve the draft efficiency plan set out at Appendix 2 of the report; and (2) make representations to the Government reaffirming the County Council’s concerns about the effect of existing cutbacks and future cutbacks in Local Government funding in view of the effect these are having on residents in East Sussex and in particularly the most vulnerable

36.3     It was RESOLVED to:

             (1) accept the Government’s multi year settlement offer and to approve the draft efficiency plan set out at Appendix 2 of the report; and

(2) make representations to the Government reaffirming the County Council’s concerns about the effect of existing cutbacks and future cutbacks in Local Government funding in view of the effect these are having on residents in East Sussex and in particularly the most vulnerable

Reason

36.4     Having considered the Resolution of the County Council, the Cabinet agreed to accept the multi-year settlement and to approve the efficiency plan.  The Cabinet also agreed that representations should be made to the Government regarding the significant financial pressures around Adult Social Care and Children’s Services that need to be addressed and that the reductions in Government Funding cannot be achieved through efficiencies alone, but require difficult cuts in services.