More than £2.5million of so-called ‘management adjustments’ which it is claimed will cost 45 jobs are expected to be agreed without public consultation.
Council officers have identified a raft of measures to cut costs internally to help slash costs.
Opposition councillors and Unison hit out and said the public should also get a say on these savings, which Labour leader Martin Rooney claimed would result in the loss of 45 jobs.
He said: “The management adjustments involve 45 job cuts.
“Labour opposes cuts to council services, putting additional cuts on to core services.”
Almost 30 cuts to internal operation have been outlined and include reviews of departments to save cash.
The SNP inisist they will have no impact on service delivery.
If agreed in February, there will be a £250,000 corporate review of service management structures, as well as reviews of regulatory services and environment and neighbourhood services.
Chiefs would also implement overtime savings of £300,000 but documents don’t reveal what this entails.
West Dunbartonshire Council proposed cuts to overtime and public holidays earlier this year as part of a consultation into addressing the gender pay gap.
But the move was hugely unpopular with furious council workers unanimously rejecting the proposed cuts at a union meeting.
Other management adjustments in the document include a restructure of anti-social behaviour and estate caretaking services to the tune of £57,528.
Officers also want to stop providing newspapers, tea, coffee and milk to elected members, which would save £2000.
If agreed, the council would also save £80,000 by reducing payments to education bodies due to “improved in-house capabilities and services”.
Another £150,000 would be shaved off the management fee the council pays to West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust.
They also expect £30,000 to be saved from a redesign of homeless services.
The budget for internships would also be reduced to save another £25,000.
Management adjustments have been included as part of the budget for several years and some controversial options in the past have included £140,000 from the budget which allocates cash to community centres.
Speaking at the meeting, Val Jennings, of Unison, said: “Unison opposes all cuts and so-called management adjustments. These are also cuts and should be included in the budget consultation.”
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