Issue - meetings

To recommend the Council to approve its Annual Report 2015-16.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

That the Annual Report 2015-16 be approved, subject to the five amendments proposed by the Chairman.

The Cabinet considered the report circulated with the agenda (copy attached to the official minutes).

Mr Dignum introduced the report. He explained that the Annual Report was compiled by officers each year and the draft was agreed by Cabinet Members. It was a useful summary of the enormous range of services provided by the Council, and he commended all members, especially those newly-elected in 2015, to read it.

He proposed five amendments as follows:-

Page 13, 5^th paragraph, second line: substitute ‘ways of contacting us’ for ‘channels’.

Page 13 last paragraph:   the reference to ‘1,000,000 vulnerable people and saved thousands of lives’ now reads ‘1,000,000 vulnerable people and saved thousands of lives in the district and beyond’.

Page 14 first paragraph:  the reference to ‘21,000 clients – from young carers to senior citizens’ now reads ‘21,000 clients – from young carers to senior citizens, of which some 2,800 are Chichester district residents’.

Page 17 paragraph 2:  reference to ‘the Grange’ now reads ‘the Grange, Midhurst’.

Page 24 last paragraph, first bullet:  reference to ‘two responsible dog events’ now reads two responsible dog-owner events’.

Mr Buckley (Corporate Improvement Officer) pointed out that the Annual Report did not cover ‘business as usual’ but focussed on significant projects and achievements.

With the Chairman’s permission, Mr Macey asked for the number of Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 applications covered in LPIs 117 and 118 respectively on page 26. Mr Buckley agreed to reply in writing. [Note: The numbers are: LPI 117 – 915 applications; LPI 118 – 27 applications]

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

That the Annual Report 2015-16 be approved, subject to the five amendments proposed by the Chairman.