Issue - decisions
WITHDRAWAL OF HEREFORD CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PARKS SERVICE
29/03/2007 - WITHDRAWAL OF HEREFORD CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PARKS SERVICE
THAT: Cabinet
(a) Notes the unilateral decision of the City Council to vary the terms on which the City Council would contribute to grounds maintenance within the City;
(b) Accepts that the situation is not capable of resolution between the parties prior to the forthcoming elections;
(c) Accepts that the residents of Hereford City should not be disadvantaged as a consequence of the unilateral breach of understanding and adjusts the base budget by £130,000 to allow that activity to be funded pending a permanent resolution;
(d) Requests that reports be prepared for the successor administration:
(i) In relation to the potential contractual recovery of the sums unpaid in 2006/2007;
(ii) In relation to the options available for the balance of 2007/2008 with a view to minimising the effect of the reduction of funding on the environment of the City;
(iii) Following enquiry of the City Treasurer to illustrate how the sums included in the City Council’s precept for this purpose in 2006/2007 were actually expended.