Issue - meetings

Report No:   CAB/WS/19/014

Portfolio Holder: Cllr John Griffiths           Lead Officer: Davina Howes

RESOLVED:

That the West Suffolk Councils’ Annual Report 2018/2019, as contained in Appendix A to Report No: CAB/WS/19/014, be approved.

The Cabinet considered the above report, which sought approval for the West Suffolk Annual Report 2018/2019.

This version of the Annual Report was the last one for Forest Heath District and St Edmundsbury Borough Councils working together as the West Suffolk Councils. The Report highlighted the key activities and developments that had been achieved over the financial year 2018/2019, with regard to the priorities set out in the West Suffolk Strategic Framework 2018 -2020.

Councillor John Griffiths, Leader of the Council, drew relevant issues to the attention of Cabinet, including thatover the past year, the West Suffolk councils had continued to deliver excellent public services to its residents and businesses.The Annual Report had been designed to help bring some examples of these to life. As may be expected when retrospectively looking at what the Councils had achieved, many of the examples had been communicated or used in the media.  The new Council would continue to work on their good work throughout 2019/2020.

On 13 June 2019, the Annual Reportwas presented to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The Report raised some interesting topics for discussion and debate, which resulted in some helpful amendments being made to improve the document, as set out in the Cabinet report.

Thanks were conveyed to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and all councillors and staff alike, for their contributions to the Annual Report.

In response to a question, Councillor Griffiths stated that the Annual Report would be distributed as widely as possible to parish councils, residents, businesses and visitors to West Suffolk, which would include making summaries and paper copies of the Annual Report 2018/2019 available to those that did not have access to online services.

RESOLVED:

That the West Suffolk Councils’ Annual Report 2018/2019, as contained in Appendix A to Report No: CAB/WS/19/014, be approved.