Notts County Council plans to save £33m by cutting departmental expenditure next year.

The savings will be used to fund increasing costs and a freeze in council tax.

Below is a list of the planned cutbacks:

Community Safety

WEEKS of Action to cut crime, improve safety and the quality of people's lives are to be axed to save £410,000.

Chairman of Notts Police Authority, John Clarke, said: "What it means for us is that lots of the partnership work will suffer in our community safety work.

"I think that people will feel less safe if these cuts take place.

"There will be a bigger demand on an already overstretched police force.

"Community safety weeks of action involve all the agencies working together. If they are cut back, a lot of people will slip back into old ways, not taxing their cars for example. Anti-social behaviour could also increase."

Weeks of Actions run across the county to engage with residents about issues such as crime prevention, fire safety, housing, and the environment.

Councillor Glynn Gilfoyle, said: "We put in an additional £1.2m to fight crime and anti social behaviour, through weeks of action and for other means available for domestic violence workers.

"We have got to pull the plug on that.

"This could cause an increase in crime and it could make things more dangerous."

Transport and Highways

RESIDENTS are to face £50 charges over two years for permits to park their cars outside their homes.

This would raise £200,000.

Savings of £440,000 will be made on bus routes by using more efficient planning and cutting subsidy for some routes.

The Sherwood Forester bus service, which operates between tourist attractions during the summer will also be cut.

Concessionary bus fares before 9.30am will be cut to save £300,000.

This will need agreement with district councils.

Bus shelters will be cleaned less saving £70,000.

Dave Thornhill, chairman of Notts Campaign for Better Transport, said: "This is very much an example of what we expect from a Conservative administration.

"They are saving money by attacking the people who can least afford public transport.

"The Sherwood Forest service is used by people on low income.

"It's an attack on the environment and climate change.

"It's totally unacceptable and absolutely devastating."

Three household waste recycling centres will also be shut to save £360,000.

They are in Sutton in Ashfield, Stapleford and Gedling and the county council says they are not used as much as other recycling centres.

Programmes which aims to raise people's awareness of the rubbish they throw away will also be reduced saving £65,000.

Free asbestos disposal will also be cut to save £50,000.

Gritters are also lay 6mm of salt on icy roads instead of 10mm to save £50,000.

Other charges include skip charges which will go towards saving £125,000.

Culture

FIFTEEN libraries are to become self-service to save £525,000.

This means jobs will be cut and will save on security costs.

Only one person will run mobile libraries and library buildings will be closed from Christmas to New Year.

Cafes at country parks will be closed for six weeks during quiet winter months saving £145,000.

Mansfield Library Coffee shop will also be closed.

Automated car parking ticketing system will be introduced at Rufford Abbey Country Park saving costs on temporary staff of £40,000.

Five jobs will be cut in relation to tree inspections and archaeology to save £86,000.

Funding for the Nottingham Playhouse will be cut by 10% and contributions to the Royal Concert Hall's Classics Season will not be renewed.

This will save £108,000.

Stephanie Sirr, Chief Executive at Nottingham Playhouse, (corr)said they receive £134,000 in funding from the county council but they generate £13m for the local economy.

"There is no justification for cutting us on economic grounds or social inclusion grounds, she said.

"A great many people attend the Playhouse from across the county.

"We have to stop this as it means we are not able to plan."

Some staff will also be cut within the Arts Service.

Leader and Deputy Leader's personal budgets

MEMBERS expenses will be reduced by £70,000.

A Scrutiny Officer post is also being cut in the same area to save a total of £115,000.

Two jobs will be lost in relation to the County News publication, which is earmarked to make savings of £135,000.

One person from the Chief Executive's department will lose their job saving £26,000.

All County Contact sites are to be closed but a team of advisers will be put in place in libraries and other community services saving £700,000.

Less additional staff will be recruited to the Customer Services Centre and any growing business can be undertaken by existing staff.

Up to 20 vacant posts will be cut.

This will save £450,000.

Finance

JOB cuts could raise a lot of the county council's cash.

Seven empty posts in financial services will be cut to save £218,000.

Two trainee accountancy posts will be cut to save £58,000.

And restructuring of senior management, accountancy teams, Risk and Insurance, income, credit control and internal audit department will save £283,000.

In ICT services (IT) 30 posts are to be cut over two years saving £742,000.

Empty posts in Design and Procurement will be cut along with non-fee earning activities to save £271,000.

Eight posts will also be cut in the Strategy and Development Estates Management and Valuation groups will be cut to contribute to saving £235,000.

Twelve posts in Human Resources will also be cut as part of £376,000 savings.

Children and young people

THERE are to be savings of £577,000 by cutting extra funding which the county council gives to the Dukeries Community College and Sutton Centre School.

No other county council school receives extra funding.

Costs at both schools will be reduced in 2010/11 and stopped in 2011/12.

Dukeries Community College principal, Danny Smith, and chair of governors Stella Smedley, said: "The proposed cut of all of our additional funding would have a huge negative impact on the welfare, health and achievements of our community.

"We are appalled by the proposal and will do everything in our power to oppose it and convince Notts County Council elected members that it would be a huge backward step for the community we serve."

Cuts of £401,000 are being made to the Youth Support Service.

This includes administration, caretaking costs, and closure of the service's equipment store.

Savings will also be made in the Skills for Employment Team and Teenage Pregnancy Team.

The Sandhill Lake Adventure Base in Worksop will be closed.

Alternative sources of funding will be sought for training for new Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) to save £237,000.

Changes to venues where training is given and conferences held will also save cash.

Extended School Services will lose £111,000 of their budget.

Cuts will be made from parenting support, family learning and play services.

A training programme which supports parents whose children are persistent absentees will also be cut - saving £17,000.

An anti-bullying project is also being stopped saving £45,000.

Grants to Play Forums and reductions to play development schemes will save £100,000.

Adult services

MILLIONS of pounds are planned to be saved across Adult Services.

Axing Dial a Ride is hoped to save £364,000.

And a rise on a day return ticket on the transport service from £2.15 to £4 and a more rigorous application process will save £629,000.

Savings of £1,508,000 are to be made by increasing costs for homecare, residential care, and day care.

Charges will be increased from £8.80 per hour to £12 an hour.

This will rise from £78.50 a week to £120.

Selling off 13 residential care homes owned by the county council will save £1,650,000.

They will be sold on to private companies or charitable organisations over a two year period.

People using the START service which helps get people back on their feet will be reassessed to make sure their needs are being met cost effectively.

This will save £400,000.

Meal prices are being increased to save £350,000.

Prices for meals at residential and day care centres will rise from £2.35 to £3.95 from April(2010).

Day service costs will no longer be free.

They will rise to £4 per day for the service which will save £200,000.

Other cuts

LUMP sums paid to people who use their own cars for work will be cut to save £815,000.

Mileage rates for all staff using their own cars will be limited to 40p per mile saving £773,000.

Mike Scott, Unison's joint branch secretary at the county council, said there are a number of jobs which in order to apply for people must have a driving licence and a car.

"This is a fiddle as what it means is staff subsidising the employer," he said.

"The council is now saying you have to contribute by a bigger amount."

Additional holiday days granted to people who have worked for longer than 10 years will be cut.

This will create an additional 7,600 staff working days for the council overall.

The cut in additional holiday days is estimated as a £1,295,000 saving.

"This was a reward for loyalty," said Mr Scott.

"They wanted people to come and for people to stay."

Mr Scott said when people are on holiday no one covers for them so the council is not paying extra.

Therefore he said the savings they are proposing are not actually true.

The Future

CUTS to jobs and services at Notts County Council are expected to continue for the next three years.

The council is looking to save £85m in the next three budgets - with £33m from next year's alone.

The savings needed for the 2011/12 budget are expected to reach £32m, and the year after £20m.

The pressures come from the recession, soaring numbers of older and disabled people in the county and increase expenses for safeguarding children in light of Baby Peter.

But the latest budget states that the council is looking to deliver a zero per cent council tax increase for the next three years - at a total cost of more than £27m.

The authority, after 28 years of Labour reign, was last year the highest charging shire authority in England for Band D tax payers.

Tim Gregory, director of corporate services, said: "We are instigating a major change to re-balance our budget.

"The likelihood is that is going to have a knock-on effect on staffing numbers."

Mike Scott, Unison's joint branch secretary at the county council, said: "It is quite clear that this is the beginning of further rounds of cuts in the not too distant future."