Issue - meetings

To consider the response by the Executive to the interim report by a Working Group of the Environment, Culture and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel, resulting from the review of Highway Maintenance.

The Lead Member of the Working Group reviewing highways maintenance presented the Executive Member for Planning, Transport and Economic Development’s response to the Working Group’s interim report.

It was noted that the Executive Member’s response to proposals that greater contractual use of Ringway’s services be made was considered vague and clarification would be sought from the Executive Member.

The Environment, Culture and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel would be considering the Executive Member’s response to the report and examining the split in the highways engineering function. 

A meeting had been scheduled to discuss the Executive Member’s comments in more detail and to develop the work programme.

The Chairman of the Commission undertook to write to the Executive Member for Planning, Transport and Economic Development to express the Commission’s disappointment at her failure to attend the meeting.