Best Value Performance & Efficiency Sub-committee Of The Policy & Resources Committee - 16/03/2005

At a MEETING of the BEST VALUE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 16th March 2005.

 

Present:-

 

BAILIE Bruce MACKIE

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

George REGAN (substitute for Councillor Fiona Grant)

Helen DICK (substitute for Councillor Fraser Macpherson)

Jim BARRIE (substitute for Councillor Willie Sawers)

 

Councillor SHIMI, Convener, in the Chair.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

 

I NON-HOUSING PROPERTY AND MAINTENANCE REPAIRS SERVICE

 

There was submitted Report No 173-2005 by the Chief Executive presenting the findings and recommendations of the Best Value review on the property (non-housing) repairs and maintenance service (eg to schools and other departments).

 

The Committee approved the following recommendations:-

 

(a) to adopt the partnership agreement attached as an appendix to the report to govern the repairs service to Council departments by Contract Services to come into force on 1 April 2005 and submit the details of the partnership agreement to a special meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee on 21st March, 2005.

 

(b) to submit an annual report on the property maintenance partnership agreement to the Policy and Resources Committee.

 

(c) to replace the existing Schedule of Rates plan with a "cost plus" basis for charging repairs.

 

(d) to approve an interim I.T. solution to provide repairs and billing with the long-term aim of using the new corporate property system.

 

II BEST VALUE REVIEW PROGRAMME

 

There was submitted Report No 174-2005 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Community Planning) revising the best value review programme for the current year.

 

The Sub-Committee approved the Best Value Review Programme set out in Section 7 of the Report and agreed to continue to monitor progress and review priorities for best value reviews on an annual basis.

 

 

 

JILL SHIMI, Convener.