Some residents will be  protected if a proposed  charge for parking permits is  backed.

Kirklees Council, as part of its  2014/15 budget proposals, is considering a £30 charge for residents living  at 320 permit locations – potentially affecting up to 9,000 residents.

But Clr Mehboob Khan,  leader of the council, said: “We are  consulting about parking permits  and those who are on a low income  and eligible for a Kirklees Passport  won’t have to pay.”

The Passport is a council-run discount scheme for some residents on  benefits and pensioners, among others.

Yesterday the Examiner reported the council’s budget proposals include £1.4m less on routine road  repairs and 201 full time equivalent  jobs lost.

More information has been made  available on the budget  including:

Kirklees Council says the 10  school crossing patrol posts to be  “discontinued” are currently vacant  and were difficult to recruit.

The current vacant sites proposed to be discontinued (subject to  change): Station Road, Thornhills  Lees, Crowlees Road/Richardthorpe  Avenue Mirfield, Greenside Road  Mirfield, North Road Ravensthorpe, Southfield Road and  Northgate, Almondbury, Moor  Lane High Burton, Wakefield  Road Scisset, Long Lane Dalton,  Victoria Road/Mount St Lockwood.

A council spokeswoman  explained the £20k library  and information service  reduction: “The new  ways of working for  the mobile library and  information services are  an existing agreed  saving and represent  the impact of changes  started in 2013/14  following a review and  consultation with  users. 

“As it is £20k saving on  a £6.2m budget it will be  absorbed through very  minor adjustments.”

Special Education  Needs (SEN), support  for further education students, and  Employee Healthcare remain funded  in 2014/15.

The budget for the Connexions  Service, a careers service for young  people, is unaffected with a budget of £2,517m.

Kirklees Active Leisure, a charity  which manages sports centres, will  decide how much ‘pay and play’ will  increase as a result of a £266k funding reduction.

A £291,000 activity budget for  Area Committees –  public meetings  with councillors and residents – could be scrapped but meetings  continue until a review completes.

Clr Khan said of the changes:  “Many areas seem to organise their  own forums and community  get-togethers.

“Councillors get a £12,000 a year  allowance so we can organise these  events ourselves and pay for postage  and room hire.

“We can engage with local people  without having bureaucracy and  administration.”

BUDGET AT A GLANCE

THE PLACE DIRECTORATE – which includes streetscene, waste and housing services – loses £4m from its directorate budget of £37m. 33.6 FTE jobs (full-time equivalents) will be lost out of 2,929 FTE.

ADULT SERVICES – which includes care and residential support services – loses £4.3m of its £94.4m directorate budget. 120.6 FTE jobs will be lost out of 1,092 FTE.

RESOURCES – which includes libraries and customer services – loses just over £1m of its £36.6m directorate budget. 7.3 FTE jobs will be lost out of 1,070 FTE.

THE CHILDREN’S SERVICES – which covers education, school planning and social services – loses £4.2m from its £75.848m directorate budget. 18.5 FTE jobs will be lost out of 6,354 FTE.

COMMUNITIES – which includes sport, museums and galleries – loses £1.5m of its £16.5m budget. 20 FTE jobs will be lost out of 414 FTEs.

Public Health remains unchanged .