Authority may axe manager jobs
Saturday 14th February 2009, 10:59AM GMT.
Managers jobs could be axed at Telford & Wrekin Council under plans to slash £1 million from the budget, it was revealed today.
The borough’s Conservative leadership believes the authority has too many bosses and is consulting staff over plans to streamline the management structure to help keep council tax the lowest in the West Midlands.
Council leader Andrew Eade said it was too early to say how many people would be made redundant.
“But I can confirm there will be management reductions and we have been through this with management and unions,” he said.
“We don’t know what this means in numbers yet but overall we will save £1 million in salary costs.”
He added: “At the same time, a number of service reviews are under way.
“We will be looking closely at council services to ensure they are run as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.”
Already, the council has axed the number of corporate portfolios from five to four.
Councillors are expected to set a council tax rise of 2.5 per cent from April – an increase of 40p a week for the average household.
If approved by full council on March 5, it will be the smallest rise for more than a decade.
Councillor Eade said he was determined to deliver the promise of year-on-year cuts in council tax.
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sir digby jobnes reckons the civil services could function with 50%less staff, ithink the same is true fo the council, tis a parasite on our economy, robbing us of cash which we could be spending on local shops
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At last, taxpayers/council tax payers are seeing dead wood removed. If the authority has worked out it does not need them, why did they not get rid of them years ago?
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