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SNP question Parks and Facilities Committee |
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Saturday, 01 October 2005 |
The SNP Group on the Council has questioned the usefulness of the Parks
& Facilities Committee. This committee was created in
2003 and covers a weird mix of unrelated subjects. For
example, at the meeting on Wednesday 28th item 4 concerned home care
services while the following item looked at better facilities in parks.
John Mason and Iris Gibson sit on this committee and question the lack
of a common theme for its deliberations. "Most committees
tie in to the relevant department, e.g. Education, Social Work, and
Development & Regeneration. However, this one seems to
cover a hotchpotch of subjects that could well be dealt with
elsewhere. Home Care could come under Social Work while
Parks could come under Land Services. Apart from anything
else, it is a huge waste of officers' time to have so many senior staff
sitting through a committee with little relevance to them.
We wonder if the committee's main aim is to provide a post and allowance for the Convenor, Cllr Aileen Colleran. |
