The Council Meeting is at 6pm tonight at Brent Civic Centre, close to Wembley Stadium. You can watch live a transmission from the Council Chamber HERE Tweet comments using hashtag #BrentLive There is a public meeting calling for a General Election to end Tory austerity on March 14th (DETAILS)
THE MAIN CUTS & JOB LOSSES IN BRENT
OVERALL REDUCTION IN BUDGET £20,900,000
OVERALL INCREASE IN COUNCIL TAX 5.77%(CHARGE WILL BE £1,582.85ON BAND D PROPERTY)
CONSULTATION ON OPTIONS TO REDUCE COUNCIL TAX SUPPORT FOR 2020-21 MAKING NEEDY FAMILIES PAY MORE
CUT £180,000 TO END ZONE 5 (RESIDENTIAL STREETS) LITTER PICKING
CUT £70,000 BY REMOVING LITTER BINS IN THESE STREETS
CUT £200,000 BY MAKING PARKS MAINTENANCE REACTIVE ONLY
CUT £60,000 BY REDUCING OPENING HOURS OF ABBEY ROAD RE-USE & RECYCLING CENTRE
CUT £1,524,000 IN 2019-20 & £450,000IN 2020-21 BY REMOVING 40 POSTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
CUT £400,000 IN 2020-21 BY REMOVING 12 BRENT MET PATROL PLUS OFFICERS FROM APRIL 2020
CUT £250,000 BY HANDING OVER ROUNDWOOD YOUTH CENTRE AND CUTTING TWO POSTS THERE
CUT £250,000 IN EARLY HELP SERVICES INCLUDING LOSS OF TWOJOBS
CUT £250,00 BY REDUCING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE’S ‘NON-CASING HOLDING STAFF’ BY 5 POSTS
CUT £1,491,000 IN 2020-21 BY REDUCING TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN’S CENTRES FROM 17 TO 8 - REPLACE WITH ‘HUB’ MODEL (NB TOTAL JOB LOSSES NOT SPECIFIED)
CUT £102,000 IN 2019-20 & £158,000 IN 2020-21 BY CUTTING GRANTS TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
CUT £100,000 IN 2020-21 BY REDUCING COMMUNICATIONS STAFF BY 2-3POSTS
CUT £450,000 BY REMOVING 5 POSTS IN POLICY, PERFORMANCE & PARTNERSHIP TEAM
CUT £60,000 BY REDUCING SCRUTINY COMMITTEE FROM 3 TO 2 & THUS CUTTING ONE OFFICER
CUT £275,000 IN 2019-20 & £225,000 IN 2020-21 BY CUTTING RESPECTIVELY6& 5CUSTOMER SERVICE POSTS
CUT £200,000 IN 2020-21 THROUGH IN-HOUSE TRANSFER OF CAPITA COUNCIL TAX CONTRACT LOSS OF 5 POSTS