Please find here the link to the borough’s Medium Term Financial Plan 2014 – 2017. Budget_book_2014-15_-_2016-17 The plan allows for a transparent plan as to how Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council will set out its income and spending over the next three years. For instance, based on projected income council tax is forecast to rise 2% next … More Medium Term Financial Strategy – Solihull
Now, there is no suggestion from SMBC to ban tweeting, but I do feel the need to explain a few of the issues involved. Yes, there are councillors and members of the public who have no problems whatsoever, but there are some who urge a bit of caution, and we should respect that. At this … More Council Meetings and Twitter
Following on from the successful planning application for a betting shop on Main Street, Dickens Heath I have looked at a few issues; readers may wish to view the post on my website of 23 February https://cllrkenhawkins.co.uk/2014/02/23/planning-aplication-betting-shop-in-dickens-heath/ Notwithstanding reasons for objection from residents and two speakers (one a ward councillor, the other a former councillor) … More BETTING SHOPS – A need to rewire licensing
This is the theme of this evenings debate at Full Council. A special Full Council meeting has been arranged for all councillors to engage in a campaign that has been put forward by the Local Government Association (LGA). The LGA website (http://www.local.gov.uk/campaigns) briefing explains the campaign as ; ‘Rewiring Public Services is an ambitious campaign which provides much-needed … More REWIRING PUBLIC SERVICES
Solihull’s Cabinet meet this evening to make recommendations to Full Council on the budget for next year. As per the last few years, things have been tight and efficiency savings made, with most areas of the council budget seeing either a reduction in revenue or no increase. Again, the staff at Solihull Council have met … More SOLIHULL BUDGET FRAMEWORK 2014 – 2017
Perhaps some of this has become a sort of political football, but I feel residents of Solihull should demand to know how we use their money and how we prioritise services. We have also come a long way since people started to get to know more about their services when John Major introduced the ‘Citizen … More Transparency in Local Government
Ken Hawkins 