Councils Performance Shines But Drops A Star (from Surrey Comet)
Does any member of the public really care what the audit commission thinks about the Council's performance? I doubt it. As a resident you want the streets cleaned, the rubbish collected and all the other services that Councils provide. Rather than this star system I wish the Government would spend mopney educating the public on what the Council actually has responsibility for and what it does not do. There is a strong argument for Local Authorities taking on new responsibilities but whatever happens to Councils in the future they need to see a greater public awareness of their powers.
I did however think this was an interesting quote from the article:
"Disappointingly, given the Liberal Democrat manifesto putting the environment at the heart of all council business, it received just two stars out of four in the environment section but officers and councillors believe this is a result of outdated performance indicators being used."
Outdated performance indicators? Yeh, right! I presume that the recycling rate of 18%, less than it was five year's ago, is one of those "outdated performance indicators"?
One very interesting thing in passing. Whenever the Council has done something well I have noticed that Councillor's are the ones all over the press report with quotes etc. As soon as it is bad news it is the Council officer's who get wheeled out. Funny that!
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