Agenda item

The Committee received the report card for the Community Development Service as detailed within the circulated report.

The Section’s key priority is to provide a community service through community centre buildings which meet the community need, encourage community involvement and work towards achieving healthy safe sustainable and confident local neighbourhoods of all age groups. It is a non statutory service with 5 full time equivalent staff members.

Members heard how the Forward Financial Plan for 2015-16 required revenue budget savings of £450,000 to be added to the existing identified Forward Financial Plan savings of £50,000 which resulted in a total saving of £500,000. The achievement of these savings a complete review of the building stock of the 12 community centres was undertaken.

The Committee discussed the priorities of the section and were encouraged that a new Service Level Agreement will require the community centres to routinely collect data within agreed set templates.

Members were pleased to note the very low levels of sickness absence within the team.

Members queried the transfer of Taibach Community Centre and asked for a report on the complaints apparently raised about cleanliness and other management issues at Baglan Community Centre and how they are being addressed to be brought to a future meeting.

Following scrutiny, it was agreed that the report be noted.