News of the cuts keeps on coming.
We have just seen the full Isle of Wight council cut proposals which have just been outlined in preparation of the December Cabinet Meeting.
Here’s what they say about Fire Service Modernisation …
Significant progress has been made in the recruitment of more full-time fire-fighters and creating a more resilient and sustainable balance between full-time and retained. This has increased the revenue costs as agreed by Cabinet as part of the project.
To reduce further pressure on the revenue budget it is proposed to reduce revenue costs by delaying the proposed first phase rebuild of the Newport and Ventnor Fire stations (revenue savings of £220,000 in 2011/12 and £500,000 in 2012/13 in terms of not drawing down capital) and accelerating the management review to reduce senior posts now that the service has improved and has greater resilience due to increased full-time fire-fighters.
The decision to place the fire control function with Surrey Fire Service will also generate savings (£125,000 in 2011/12 and £250,000 in a full year (2012/13)). As a result of the progress made it is proposed that the Fire Service Modernisation will cease as a corporate priority in July 2011 and will be removed from the Corporate Plan when it is published in the spring of 2011.
