UNISON send briefing 3 on Joint Venuture to all 63 councilors
Dear Councillors
Please find enclosed UNISON briefing 3 (to view click here) which provides some recent information on a Joint venture in Conservative run Somerset Council.
I have been following Southwest One for more than five years. No doubt councillors and senior officers were provided the best legal advice from lawyers and consultants about drafting a contract which would protect the interests of local tax payers.
I would like to leave you with the words of the former Conservative leader of Somerset Council of Ken Maddock speaking at a Council Budget fixing meeting earlier this year:
“We need a council that can cope with future government cuts and rising demand.
“Sadly, Southwest One is failing. It is failing to deliver promised savings; failing to cope with a changing financial landscape; failing to be flexible enough to adapt in challenging times and provide the best possible value for money.
I am sure somerset council tax payers will not understand why their council tax payments are being wasted on expensive litigation when the Council did have the choice to deliver these services & savings themselves.
Best wishes
John Burgess
Branch Secretary.
Barnet UNISON
0208 359 2088
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