Issue - meetings

That Cabinet noted the contents of the report.

Councillor Mildren noted that there had been a slight increase in the red measures and also noted that Council Tax collection was very close to target, which he thought was good in the present circumstances.  He observed that the downturn in recycling and composting noted on page 7 might be due to the bad winter weather. 

Councillor Clarke referred to his questions to Council in respect of the percentage of fly tips removed within 2 working days and what 48 hours actually meant.  He believed Councillors should have an answer that they could be confident in and therefore would be able to judge the Council’s performance.

The Chair observed that several emails had been sent to Councillors noting that “48 hours” meant “2 working days”.  He queried why Councillor Clarke kept repeating the question but would re-send the email.  He also noted that if the Council was unaware of fly tips, then they could not be removed.  He suggested that if Councillor Clarke had examples of fly tips that had not been dealt with after several days then he should quote them and they would be investigated.

Councillor B Markham, as the Relevant Portfolio Holder, submitted a report that informed Cabinet of the Council’s performance for the monthly performance indicators for March 2010 and quarterly performance indicators for quarter 4, January to March 2010.  He noted that the Council was on target to meet its corporate priorities and that in June Cabinet would receive the outturn performance for 2009/10, which could then be compared against 2008/09.

The Chair observed that the overall approach of the Cabinet adopting a strategic approach was correct and that there were different opportunities for Portfolio Holders to discuss with Directors issues in more detail.  He noted that delivery of the Corporate Plan was on target.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.