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Apologies to Jan..........Should have read the two close friends.
The email sent out some how repeated some paragraphs ( I am new to computers as PaulB will confirm,apologies again )
The correct version is worth a read as it could, if adopted in the future reduce everyones Council tax or increase our services or both.
£30 million could be made available...........But remember this is,at present ,about freedom of speech at Dover District Council.
Members/Cllrs should be given advice by the officers not led by officers.Unfortunately the Chairman is being led by the Democratic services Manager.Bad news.!!!Officers have to much control in all levels of Government.``Pease Sir``is not fiction.
The Question not permitted by the Chairman.( It takes 2 minutes 42 seconds to present )
```The cost and benefits of cutting excessive,unnecessary Bureaucracy.
The cost of redundancies of management teams....is a one off payment cost.....gone forever......inperpertuity
The benefits......No more the burden of the excessive salary bill year after year...................
Every where organisations,councils..even those without the benefit of merging with other councils..busnesses,police,health trusts.BBC are merging,intergrating.
There is a correlation between the BBC and DDC and East Kent.
Chris Pattern recently became Chairman of the BBC Realisim demanded that two thirds of the management were not required bringing an end to waste,inefficencies,self indulgences
Managers are the lest productive part of any organisation.............they sit between the cutting edge of production......and the bean counters
Their generous terms of contract means less can be made available to provide the communities with required services.
Not all data was available under the Freedom of information request so the following figures are light.........................
The cost of running the administration of the four district councils of East Kent........DDC £14 million............Thanet £18 million.............Canterbury £19 million...............Shepway £11 million.
The management element being approx fifty percent of this expenditure .......................£30 million......Money which can be ploughed back into Community services or lower Council Tax or both.
An East Kent council with one management team,keeping the productive staff in each four areas with a small bean counter team would make a marked difference to local Government finances
We do need to continue with the shared services which you have successfully installed....Congratulations it must have been a frustrating journey.....but we must progress to the Full Monty.
Q...What policies are planned during this term of office of this administration to reduce Council Tax whilst maintaining/improving community services to the residents of Dover District?
Change is never welcomed........Change is part of life...........Change will happen............Change is progress.```
