Updated
Wednesday, 17th February 2021, 2:54 pm
Councillors at Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority believe their budget is “unsustainable” as they feel forced to dip into their reserves to the tune of £1.1 million this year and could run out of money in a few years time.
Cllr Lesley Clarke OBE (Cons, Buckinghamshire), who was chairing this morning’s (Wednesday) meeting of the full fire authority said that the budget isn’t sustainable.
She proposed ring-fencing £600,000 which was the cost of a police budget referendum in Bedfordshire a few years ago.
She said that in the meantime the fire authority would continue to lobby the Government for them to be able to increase their share of the council tax by an average of £5 for the year.