Your district, YOU decide! 2010-11 budget

This consultation is now closed.  These pages are provided for information only.

1. Consultation overview

Every year Thanet District Council has to decide how to allocate Council Tax to fund a number of council services and to make improvements to the service it provides.  In order to fund these improvements the council also has to decide how to make savings or generate income in other areas.

This was of particular significance for 2010-11 given the current economic climate and the effect of the recession on the council’s budget.  Thanet District Council needed to identify savings of £1.8 million over the year 2010-11.

As part of this process, residents were given an opportunity to help shape council spending and to identify what they believe should be a priority for the council in 20010-11.

2. When was the consultation carried out?

4 December 2009 – 15 January 2010

3. Who was consulting?

Financial Services - Finance and Corporate Services

4. Who was consulted?

This consultation was open to all Thanet residents

5. How was the consultation carried out?

• Surveys were available to complete online, on request from the Communications team or by collection from the council offices and libraries across Thanet.
• The Community Matters residents’ panel (a group of approximately 1,000 residents) were sent a copy of the survey.
• Over 700 individuals, organisations and local groups were contacted by direct mail with details of the consultation and a copy of the survey. 
• The survey was also promoted throughout the consultation period on the council’s website and through advertorial and editorial coverage in the local newspapers.

6. What was the outcome?

Almost 400 people took part in the consultation.

The top priorities for residents were:

• waste and recycling
• street cleaning
• economic development and regeneration

Results were fed back to Finance to help shape the recommendations to Cabinet in the February 2010 Budget Report.  Results were fed back to the public through spring edition of Thanet Matters, online and direct to the residents’ panel.

7. Further information

Download the survey 

View the results

The challenge - find out more about the challenges the council faced drawing up the budget for 2010-11

You said, we did! - find out how the council has listened and acted on the views of residents for the 2009-10 budget

Communications

Email:

hannah.thorpe@
thanet.gov.uk

Phone:

01843 577120