Decision details

The committee considered the report in the agenda (copy attached to the official minutes).

Mrs Dignum, the Chairman of the Corporate Plan Task and Finish Group, presented the report. The committee made the following comments which were answered at the meeting:

·         Queried the categories of staff absence due to sickness or injury. Confirmed that this information was being analysed in order to address the issues.

·         Queried the review of Sussex Police’s new policing methods. The new policing methods and system would be reviewed by Sussex Police in February 2017. Mrs Lintill is involved through the Council’s Community Safety Partnership and as the Council’s Police and Crime Panel representative. The annual review of community safety by this committee’s task and finish group would also consider this and Chief Inspector Burtenshaw would be invited to that meeting.

·         Queried the request to consider a report to the committee should fly tipping increase. Due to the charges for certain kinds of refuse there was concern that fly tipping would increase.

RESOLVED

That the Council is achieving satisfactory levels of performance against the targets and activities in the 2016-17 Corporate Plan mid-year progress report.