Chief Executive Roddy Burns.
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COUNCILLORS must be “bold and courageous” as they progress the transformation of the way services – including education – are delivered in Moray. That was the view of council chief executive Roddy Burns, given during an update on the authority’s Improvement and Modernisation Programme this morning. The programme, agreed last December in a move to reduce costs, reaches across the council’s operation – from the structure of management to income maximisation and from leisure services to the school estate, including digital and campus options. While progress is being made in identifying where and how transformation can take place across many areas, the policy and resources committee heard work in education and children’s services has been more challenging. Resources are now being directed to ensure the development work can remain on track. A report to the meeting stated: “There is a considerable risk that the delayed progress in some of the significant projects within education and children’s services has a substantial impact on the council’s future financial position given the proportion of the council budget that these services account for.
See full story in Banffshire Advertiser 11.06.2019