(a) To deal with questions, if any, received under Council Procedure Rule 11.
(b) The Leader to answer questions from Members in relation to the Executive functions under Council Procedure Rule 11A.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council, Councillor Alan McClafferty, and the Environment & Health Portfolio Holder, Councillor Colin Dougan, responded to a question from Councillor Graham Tapper outlining the work being undertaken to address recent concerns about overflowing dog waste bins. Councillor Dougan indicated that he would provide a written update to all councillors once this work was further progressed.
In response to a question from Councillor Sashi Mylvaganam, the Leader referred to the work being undertaken in relation to the Council’s finances to address the impact of the national economic situation.
The Leader received a question from Councillor Victoria Wheeler regarding an ongoing problem in her ward with a leak that had not been fixed by the water company. In response, he advised that he would speak to the Chairman of the External Partnerships Select Committee about reviewing this matter and he would write to the water company setting out the Council’s concerns. The Leader also undertook to liaise with the Council’s Corporate Enforcement team following concerns raised by Councillor Wheeler about the lack of action taken by a landowner to an ongoing unauthorised incursion on private land.