£1.2M cut in ESBC budget and many redundancies read this shocking story on Julian Mott's blog.
http://julianmott.blogspot.com/2011/10/mobile-phone-mast-appears-in-harper.html
Someone (apparently the computer) has made this mistake. Why are decisions made so late? Is this incompetence by the Council? Who is responsible?
We were told that: moving the office to Malsters with open plan office will improve communications; new computers are installed; the council will operate more efficiently. And the Tories have cut the Council Tax by 2%.
It seems that the Tories have Cut much more than Council Tax. Who is responsible?
Why is this error not published in ES News and on Council Website for the benefit of residents in Harpur Avenue and surrounding area?
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Saturday, 15 October 2011
How Can Public Documents be Confidential?
We have received some documents from the East Staffordshire Borough Council in relation to agenda for Scrutiny Programme Meeting on Monday. But we are told to treat them as confidential although they are public documents.
How can this be right?
and
Is the Council above the Law?
How can this be right?
and
Is the Council above the Law?
Tories say No Cuts in Services but ....
After a long wait I was told that floodlights in Anglesey Park had been replaced. However I reported to ESBC that floodlights in Anglesey Park are not working on 5th October 2011. But yesterday on patrol with Neighbourhood Warden & PCSO I found that the lights had not been fixed and it was pitch black.
Tories say no cuts in services despite £1.2 Million cut in budget. But why it took 9 days to check if the light was faulty? How long does it take to fix a couple of lights or change the bulb?
Or is it the case that there is no staff to deal with it?
Young people in Anglesey simply want to know when will the lights be fixed?
Tories say no cuts in services despite £1.2 Million cut in budget. But why it took 9 days to check if the light was faulty? How long does it take to fix a couple of lights or change the bulb?
Or is it the case that there is no staff to deal with it?
Young people in Anglesey simply want to know when will the lights be fixed?
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Who can attend Scrutiny Programme Board Meeting?
I hear there in confusion over who is allowed to attend Scrutiny Programme Board (SPB) meeting.
The ESBC Constitution Part 3I states:
RIGHT TO ATTEND
3.7 Meetings of the Committee shall be open to the press and public except for confidential business.
3.8 All Councillors formally appointed to the Board by the Council have the right to attend and to vote at meetings of the Board.
3.9 Other Councillors who are not formal members of the Board may attend any meeting and, with the consent of the Chairman, may address the Board.
The constitution appears to be quite clear and from item 3.9 above all members of the Council can attend the SPB meeting.
Why is there so much confusion?
The ESBC Constitution Part 3I states:
RIGHT TO ATTEND
3.7 Meetings of the Committee shall be open to the press and public except for confidential business.
3.8 All Councillors formally appointed to the Board by the Council have the right to attend and to vote at meetings of the Board.
3.9 Other Councillors who are not formal members of the Board may attend any meeting and, with the consent of the Chairman, may address the Board.
The constitution appears to be quite clear and from item 3.9 above all members of the Council can attend the SPB meeting.
Why is there so much confusion?
Monday, 10 October 2011
Tories say no Cuts in Services but ...
This evening Anglesey Parish Council was very scathing of ESBC for dragging its heels to grant a Wayleave to lay services for changing rooms in Anglesey Park.
According to Parish Council the ESBC is granting a temporary Wayleave as opposed to permanent Wayleave. Apparently this causes problems with Electricity company and they cannot install their apparatus (cable) without permanent Wayleave.
This has been going on for months. The Tories are saying they are not cutting services but is this delay due to massive cuts in budget and lack of staff?
According to Parish Council the ESBC is granting a temporary Wayleave as opposed to permanent Wayleave. Apparently this causes problems with Electricity company and they cannot install their apparatus (cable) without permanent Wayleave.
This has been going on for months. The Tories are saying they are not cutting services but is this delay due to massive cuts in budget and lack of staff?
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Tories say no Cuts in Service but ....
When Tory Councillor David Brookes resigned last week, we as Councillors were not informed by the Council until the day after. Although we heard the rumour, crucially we had the confirmation of the resignation through Burton Mail.
Surely it's a matter of sending out a short email which eventually happened when it was too late. Obviously it was important enough that the Council felt the Councillors should know about.
The Tories say no Cuts in services but is the Council so short staffed that we could not be notified of this important news before the press?
Is communication and timely information important for public service provider? If not, then why doesn't ESBC scrap ES News and save taxpayer around £65,000 in this austerity climate.
Surely it's a matter of sending out a short email which eventually happened when it was too late. Obviously it was important enough that the Council felt the Councillors should know about.
The Tories say no Cuts in services but is the Council so short staffed that we could not be notified of this important news before the press?
Is communication and timely information important for public service provider? If not, then why doesn't ESBC scrap ES News and save taxpayer around £65,000 in this austerity climate.
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