Issue - meetings

The Shadow Executive considered a report which was listed as item 7 on the agenda for the Executive meeting on 27 June, at page 23.  The report presented an overview of the Council’s performance during 2005/06 and asked the Executive to recommend a draft Council Plan for 2006/07 to Full Council, so that it could be published before 30^th June.  Copies of the draft Council Plan had been circulated separately to Members.

Having discussed the issues set out in the report, the following comments were agreed:

The Shadow Executive:

• Have made comments previously on the draft Council Plan.
• Notes that there are a number of areas of 2005/06 year end performance where results are poor or declining, notably community safety, refuse collection, leisure, satisfaction of the public with information provided by the Council, road safety, street cleaning  and Housing and Council Tax Benefits.
• Suggests these areas require examination in more detail by relevant Executive Member and Advisory Panels (EMAPs), including seeking explanations from the Executive Members as to what is being done to remedy the problems and if they are satisfied with the position.

RESOLVED:(i) That the Executive be asked to take the above comments into account when considering this item.

                        (ii)        That the item not be called in.