Appendix 1: Detailed summary of operational savings 2026/27 to 2029/30 - Economy, Environment and Communities
Economy, Environment and Communities Operational Savings
| Ref | Description | 2026/27 (£) | 2027/28 (£) | 2028/29 (£) | 2029/30 (£) | Total (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP53 | Additional income from the bistro services | (35,447) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (35,447) |
| OP54 | Reduce cleaning frequency by 25% within council buildings and deletion of vacant posts | (141,154) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (141,154) |
| OP55 | Revised caretaking model to an “open, lock, and mobile infrastructure technicians” approach to replace dedicated caretakers | (110,263) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (110,263) |
| OP56 | Active Living Centres - Leisure review and health initiatives | (102,501) | (92,010) | (78,090) | 0 | (272,601) |
| OP57 | Leisure review and health initiatives – Reduce community programmes or seek alternative funding | (165,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (165,000) |
| OP58 | Increase parking charges by 20% (full year effect of 2025/26 saving) | (20,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (20,000) |
| OP59 | Reduction in costs linked to waste strategy/Sherbourne | (400,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (400,000) |
| OP60 | Increase in fees and charges | (158,278) | (161,519) | (176,402) | (168,124) | (664,323) |
| OP61 | Walsall New Art Gallery – reduce opening hours by 3 hours a week | (22,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (22,000) |
| OP62 | Review of the council's cultural offer | (100,000) | (100,000) | (200,000) | 0 | (400,000) |
| OP63 | Arts & events income - increased ticket sales | (25,000) | (25,000) | 0 | 0 | (50,000) |
| OP64 | Reduction in running costs as a result of rationalising the council's property portfolio | (150,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (150,000) |
| OP65 | Rental income from Park Place and Lex site (fall out of a one off saving in 2025/26 as a result of temporary regeneration projects) | 0 | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 400,000 |
| OP66 | Corporate Landlord - property portfolio savings through disposals and rental income | (44,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (44,000) |
| OP67 | Corporate Landlord - reduction in heating costs through use of sensors and staff education to reduce building temperatures | (17,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (17,000) |
| OP68 | Income from introduction of electrical vehicle charging points | (241,000) | (326,000) | (459,000) | 0 | (1,026,000) |
| OP69 | Invest to save (capital funding) for 2025/26 to deliver a pilot partnership model for library services with savings from 2026/27 | (250,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (250,000) |
| OP70 | Commercialisation of services - potential to develop services to be self-funding - Registrars | (1,452) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,452) |
| OP71 | Review of Walsall for All funding | (15,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (15,000) |
| OP72 | Operational efficiencies within cleaning and caretaking | (200,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (200,000) |
| OP73 | Energy forecast - based on current operations | (475,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (475,000) |
| OP74 | Saddlers Centre - income generation | 0 | 0 | 0 | (25,200) | (25,200) |
| Total Economy, Environment and Communities | (2,673,095) | (304,529) | (913,492) | (193,324) | (4,084,440) | |