Agenda item

To receive and consider the report of the Environment & Compliance Officer.

The Committee received and considered the report of the Compliance & Environment Officer.

Members welcomed the report which was connected to the Council’s emergency plan and a request from Witney Flood group for a single point of contact out of hours.

The Committee acknowledged that an issue existed but considered the cost of an externally provided service to be disproportionate to the volume of enquiries received. Members also felt that a response from a local representative would be more beneficial and reassuring for callers. Consequently, the Committee agreed that the most appropriate course of action would be to review internal procedures with a view to reinstating an out-of-hours on-call system for staff.

Resolved:

1.      That, the report be noted and,

2.      That, officers explore internal on-call options and management procedures to respond to out of hours emergencies and that these be reported back to a future meeting of the Personnel Sub-Committee.