1. 1 E V E N T Monday 12 May 2014 09.00 to 13.00 Music Hall, Assembly Rooms

3. 3 Programme Objectives The objectives of the programme are: 1.To ensure that existing budget plans are delivered in order for the Council to operate within a balanced budget 2.To create an investment fund for priority initiatives by FY15/16 3.To deliver better outcomes for our customers through transformation

4. 4 1. Financial challenge at BOLD initiation

5. 5 Financial challenge – update £257m

6. 6 Burning Platform No real growth is predicted until 2018/19 There will be at least 3% to 4% real term reductions in funding to Scottish Local Authorities for the next two years Changes in the size and profile of the city’s population will continue to place increasing expenditure demands on a wide range of services. Under the terms of a funding agreement with the Scottish Government, the Council is in effect unable to raise additional income through Council Tax until 2017/18 There remains pressure to fund city-wide capital investment in schools, care homes, roads and pavements, sports facilities and flood prevention works.

7. 7 Themes The BOLD programme is comprised of 12 themes: Workforce Management Property Rationalisation Income maximisation Neighbourhoods Education Transformation Health and Social Care Transformation Co-ordinated Services Service Reduction Structural Change Benchmarking Grants Enablers and Tools (including procurement)

8. 8 Workshop 1 Workforce Planning Prevention (Health and Social Care Transformation and Education Transformation) Property Rationalisation (1 hour)

9. 9 Workshop 2 Neighbourhood Model (1 hour)

10. 10 Thank you