TO: Councillors
T Buchanan (Chair); C Bamforth; D Devlin; A Lafferty; C Merrick; and P O’Kane.

CABINET

A meeting of the Cabinet will be held in the Council Chamber, East Renfrewshire Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock

on Thursday, 6 February 2020 at 10.00am.

The agenda of business is as shown below.

Caroline Innes
C INNES
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE

AGENDA

1.Report apologies for absence.

2.Declarations of Interest.

3.Debt Management for Council Tax; Non-Domestic Rates; Sundry Debt Income and Housing Benefit Overpayments – Report by Deputy Chief Executive (copy attached,pages 3 - 8).

4.Extended Use of the Social Work Case Management Solution - Report by Deputy Chief Executive (copy attached, pages 9 - 12).

5.Greenlaw Business Centre, Newton Mearns – Operational Update and Letting Policy Approval - Report by Director of Environment (copy attached, pages 13 - 22).

6.Memorial Safety Inspection – Cathcart Cemetery - Report by Director of Environment (copy attached, pages 23 - 26).


You can read the Agenda/papers here -

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=25848&p=0

I would encourage all East Renfrewshire Council Tax Payers/Residents to ask their Councillors that all these Committee meetings are Webcast and made available for viewing at their own convenience.

You should not have to sit in a Public Gallery at a date and time of the Councillors choosing.

You should be able to view these committee meetings at a time convenient to you.

In these modern times, openness and transparency, is the Democracy we should be embracing.

East Renfrewshire Council Tax Payers ARE NOT getting value for money from the Webcasting contract.

Currently only Full Council meetings are Webcast and retained.

The contract is renewed every June.
The Contract covers a minimum of 30 Hours per year.
The contract cost is £10,951.00 per year.

Meeting - Time Meeting Lasted

28 JUN 2017 - 1:33:08
25 OCT 2017 - 1:27:33
13 DEC 2017 - 1:35:02
02 MAR 2018 - 1:54:36
28 MAR 2018 - 2:00:45
03 May 2018 - 00:01:07
09 May 2018 - 00:42:02

TOTAL TIME = 09:14:13
Contract for 30 Hours
++ UNUSED TIME = 20 HOURS ++

27 JUN 2018 - 00:52:16
31 OCT 2018 - 02:24:49
19 DEC 2018 - 01:57:57
28 FEB 2019 - 02:00:00 (Estimated - Time not Available)
01 MAY 2019 - 02:00:00 (Estimated - Time not Available)

TOTAL TIME = 09:15:02
Contract for 30 Hours
++ UNUSED TIME = 20 HOURS ++

26 JUN 2019 - 01:07:23
11 SEP 2019 - 01:30:05
26 SEP 2019 - 00:08:09
30 OCT 2019 - 00:38:38
18 DEC 2019 - 01:03:36
27 FEB 2020 - 02:00:00 (Estimate - meeting not yet taken place)
29 APR 2020 - 02:00:00 (Estimate - meeting not yet taken place)

TOTAL TIME = 09:24:15
Contract for 30 Hours
++ UNUSED TIME = 20 HOURS ++

Now added Supplementary Agenda/Papers -

TO:
Councillors
T Buchanan (Chair); C Bamforth; D Devlin; A Lafferty; C Merrick; and P O’Kane.

CABINET

Please find attached, for your attention, a copy of the undernoted item to be considered at the meeting of the Cabinet to be held in the Council Chamber, East Renfrewshire Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock on Thursday, 6 February 2020at 10.00am.

Caroline Innes
C INNES
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE

UNDERNOTE REFERRED TO:

Item 7–Cowan Park Changing and Other Facilities-Report by Director of Environment(copy attached).


You can read here -

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=25870&p=0