- the annual report of the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport & Culture - Martin Mullaney (Lib Dem, Moseley Ward);
- the annual report of the Chair of the Coordinating Overview & Scrutiny Committee (large pdf, 2245KB) - my fellow Selly Oak Ward councillor Alistair Dow;
- a Lib Dem motion (pdf) reaffirming the Council's commitment to tackling climate change and encouraging the Council to use its purchasing power and influence to stimulate green initiatives to provide employment opportunities for Birmingham people and reduce their energy bills;
- a statement of Licensing Principles under the Gambling Act 2005 (pdf);
- a Scrutiny report on Child Victims of Domestic Abuse (pdf, 681KB); and
- a motion (pdf) confirming the Council's choice of an Executive as the Leader and Cabinet model.
26 November 2009
Council Meeting - 1 December 2009
The agenda for the Council meeting at 2pm on Tuesday 1 December 2009 includes:
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Re. Cllr Mullaney's report, I appreciate that it is a narrative report of highlights of the year and well done to all the council staff who have achieved so much. However, the selective use of statistics and absence of long term comparisons makes it very difficult to ascertain performance trends and I would question how council members can monitor efficacy and efficiency without these. I would like to see graphs of figures for national indicators etc. including comparisons with the England average. There are also few clear targets set for the next year or beyond. Maybe these appear in another type of report but as a taxpayer this report doesn't really tell me very much; it appears to have been largely cut and pasted from material supplied by different departments.
Cabinet Member portfolios do not necessarily line up with how the Council's departments are organised (and their responsibilities can change over time).
More detailed reports on various areas of the portfolio will go to the Leisure, Sport & Culture Scutiny Committee, including financial monitoring reports.
Public reports are available online at www.birmingham.gov.uk/democracy.
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