ONLINE CONVERSATION WEBCAST

Monday 2 December 2019 from 7pm

If you have not yet managed to attend a Community Conversation in your local area, you may be interested in joining us for an online Conversation Webcast on Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Budget Options 2020/2021 from 7pm on Monday 2 December.

You can register to participate by following this link:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4937928013747582732

Please note that as well as logging on from a computer or smart device for the Webcast, it will be beneficial if you have access to a smartphone/tablet so that you can easily interact with the onscreen ‘polls’ regarding the Budget Options.  If not, don’t worry, you can use another ‘tab’ on your computer and still fully participate.

You may have already viewed the Budget Options prepared by Council Officers, but you can revisit these at www.dumgal.gov.uk/budget.  These will be discussed during the webcast for your advance information.

If you have any queries or questions, please contact YourBudget@dumgal.gov.uk and feel free to share the link above to encourage people to join us for this online engagement.

Dumfries and Galloway Council continues to face huge challenges with more budget cuts a reality over the next three years. Forecasts of our budget show that the Council can expect to have £49 million less to spend on services and resources. This is nearly 15% of our current budget over that period and is in addition to almost £106 million that has been cut since 2010.

The Council’s agreed budget timetable required Council officers to prepare a summary of options to close the Council’s funding gap for 2020/21. These options have been prepared for the 31 October 2019 for publication to be used in a stakeholder engagement programme, throughout November and December 2019.