tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post5812881646690697371..comments2024-03-28T09:45:17.708+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Have you say on Brent Budget at Brent Connects tomorrow or give your views via on-line consultationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-61537917100934120722021-01-15T23:10:09.716+00:002021-01-15T23:10:09.716+00:00I hear that the Cllr Butt lost the plot again and ...I hear that the Cllr Butt lost the plot again and went on his usual rants against any one who dared to challenge him or asked a question. My booking for the event was ignored as I never received the promised invitation to join the Zoom meeting. One question I would have asked is the amount the Council has put away in its various reserves so they can suppress the Council Tax rise in the 2022 Council election year?<br /><br />I would also like to see a detailed breakdown of the £44 million the Council claims it spent on Covid 19 related items, who the money was spent with and what was done to ensure that the Council Tax payers received value for money.Paul Lorbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-91776507976419682592021-01-13T21:05:35.936+00:002021-01-13T21:05:35.936+00:00As usual the Council has failed to provide suffici...As usual the Council has failed to provide sufficient information to make any consultation meaningful. Residents are only provided with 'marginal' information and not the full picture. There is for example no detail on what Brent Council actually spends its money on in each key area be it adult social care, children social care, street cleaning & refuse collections, street lighting, children in care etc etc. There is also no information about the very substantial reserves and provisions the Council has built up (running into many millions of pounds) and when or if they will be spent. Residents do not have enough information to be able to say "I want the Council to spend money on this rather than that". A simple example may be the spending of tens of thousands of pounds a year on the position of the Mayor & Deputy Mayor rather than providing litter bins in local streets. Unless information is provided in a clear way it is impossible for residents to express a view and make a choice. After all a financial Budget is about making choices and deciding priorities. <br />I am sorry to have to say this but because of the failure to provide adequate information on which to make choices this consultation is sadly another Council Sham.Paul Lorbernoreply@blogger.com