The consultation also swaps the bus
pass element for a one-off PS150 cash payment.
"So is it fair that one person has to pay and another doesn't?" The bus
pass element of the school transport budget was overspent in 2010/11 by pounds 32,000, and long term demand is expected to rise.
She will examine the proposals drawn up by council benefits and admissions manager Sue Heawood, who states: "The bus
pass element of the school transport budget was overspent in 2009/10 by pounds 91,000," adding, "While some of this overspend will be reduced in 2010/11 through savings...
"To create more jobs in particularly hard-hit sectors, President Obama continues to urge Congress to
pass elements of the American Jobs Act, including further investment in infrastructure to rebuild our Nation's ports, roads and highways, and assistance to State and local governments to prevent layoffs and to enable them to rehire hundreds of thousands of teachers and first responders", he added.
If not, he said, it becomes more critical for the Legislature to
pass elements of the governor's municipal partnership act, aimed at giving cities and towns new ways to cut costs.