Burnley Council is meeting next week to discuss ‘radical’ options for plugging a funding gap of £3m by 2016/17.
The ‘Change Programme’ will see the council adopting a new business model and evaluating if services will be stopped altogether or continued at a reduced capacity. It will also consider the outsourcing of services and shared service arrangements.
Helen Seechurn, the council’s director of resources, said: ‘To respond to the financial challenges and remain focused on our priorities, we must transform the way we work. We cannot do this on our own, but by working with strategic partners who provide capacity and inward investment, we can bring about service efficiencies at the same time as working for our goals.
‘As this Change Programme develops and leads to decisions by executive and full council meetings, staff members will be regularly briefed and consulted, and there will be key opportunities for residents and service users to have their say on any significant changes to services which we are considering.’
