We've started consulting on a number of proposals and you can now have your say.
We're still facing huge financial challenges and difficult choices about how to spend your money. Over the past 10 years (2009-2019) we've made £180.1 million of savings against our planned budget.
During 2020/21 we expect to save £14.4 million from council budgets which incorporates Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group (HMRCCG). These savings are expected to rise to £32.2 million in 2021/22.
Following the end of public consultation we'll review your feedback and provide details of this to councillors before they make the final decisions at Budget Council on Wednesday, 26 February 2020.
Your help and ideas are really important to help us save money.
Our budget challenge
We're preparing for a challenging budget gap, following reductions in government funding and increased demand for council and HMRCCG services.
In the future, as we'll have less money and fewer staff, we'll not be able to do as much, and it's important that we focus on the things that matter to our residents.
We're currently developing new and innovative ways of meeting the budget gap and we'll be working closely with partners, residents and service users to achieve this.
Have your say
Consultation starts: 9am, Wednesday, 30 October 2019.
Consultation ends: 5pm, Friday, 13 December 2019.
We need your views on a number of proposals to help us make informed decisions as part of our budget consultation. No decisions have yet been made.
Please read the details of the proposals and submit your comments.
Information contained in the proposals has been redacted, where relevant. This means that some of it has been removed to prevent the identification of individuals or identifiable groups. Releasing certain information could cause upset or distress to individuals. In addition, some information may be removed that is considered commercially sensitive. This will be a minimal amount of information and has been subject to a process of scrutiny prior to removal.
We’ve included the relevant draft Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) for each proposal assessing the likely or actual effects on people with characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010, where appropriate. As further details become available through the consultation process, the EIAs will be updated and finalised before councillors make a final decision.
There are various ways to have your say:
Other proposals
We also have a number of additional proposals which affect our internal day-to-day operations. As these proposals do not impact services to residents we do not consult on them publicly.
What happens next?
We'll record your views and consider the findings before making final decisions.
Following the end of public consultation we'll review your feedback and provide details of this to councillors before they make the final decisions at Budget Council on Wednesday, 26 February 2020.