Innovation Exchange: Moving to more open dialogue with communities about council finance

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Councils up and down the country are having to make really difficult financial decisions. Decisions that will impact the way you run services and how you engage with your communities.  

So, how do you ensure that communities, their views and voice are still central to decision making, especially when council finances are more stretched than ever. And how do you move to a more open dialogue with residents about the financial challenges local government face and what that means for budgets and service cuts.  

Some councils are approaching this challenge by using community powered methods which put residents at the heart of budgeting and commissioning decision making processes. As well as having honest conversations with residents about the scope and parameters of spending decisions from the very start. 

Join us at this session to explore how to move to a more open dialogue with communities about your councils’ finances.  

Come away with: 

• Ideas on how to begin an open and transparent conversation with your community about council finances 
• Next steps on how to actively involve residents in budgeting decisions 
• Useful takeaways from other councils who are trying new approaches in this space 

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