Notice of Motion
Labour GroUp
council
service DELIVERY
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1.
Notes the high volume of complaints that Councillors receive from
residents rightly angry about basic
council services failing to deliver – from missed refuse,
recycling and garden waste
collections; to overgrown weeds; to graffiti and litter on our
streets, beaches and in our parks;
to mismanagement of parking permits; and the
general maintenance, upkeep and
cleanliness of our city; 2. Notes that the Council’s own 2020-21 year-end Corporate KPI results reflect the complaints from residents, and show the Council is performing below-target on the delivery of some essential services, and that some of these failures are systemic and long-running;
3.
Recognises the challenges the pandemic has presented, and thanks
and acknowledges the hard work
council staff have undertaken over the past year,
particularly as less than 10% were
furloughed; 4. Recognises also, however, that lockdown is over and despite ongoing pandemic- related challenges, residents are right to expect improvements to the delivery of council services from the leadership of the Council;
This Council resolves to ask the Policy & Resources Committee to:
1.
Urgently
establish a cross-party Member Working Group consisting of six
Members, two from each political party, and
chaired by a Member of the official opposition
on the Council. It would have the remit to investigate, review and
discuss solutions to the systemic management
failures behind the delivery of basic council
services, namely waste and refuse collection, parking permits and
street cleanliness, and provide recommendations
to the Policy & Resources Committee and the
Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee on ways to
improve these services. |
Proposed by: Cllr Wilkinson Seconded by: Cllr Appich
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