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Question submitted by Councillor R. J. Laight

Will the Portfolio Holder for Finance please confirm that Bromsgrove District Council only pays 50% of the Senior Management’s salaries, with the other 50% being paid by Redditch Borough Council? The reason I ask this is because when at the last Full Council meeting Members opposite discussed salaries, they failed to mention this. Therefore if I am correct with the 50% cost, Bromsgrove residents may have been misinformed and were wrongly advised that stated salaries were double the actual cost to this Authority.  

Councillor M. J. A. Webb responded that the costs associated with the Senior Management Team referred to at the last Full Council meeting were shared 50% with Redditch BC. In addition any other staff who were providing a service across Bromsgrove and Redditch Councils had costs shared.

Question submitted by Councillor H. J. Jones

As Councillor for the Catshill Ward I would like to know about the Conservative Council’s initiative of “Place Teams” . This initiative I believe was started in other Wards and I have heard that it has been very successful.

 I would like to ask the Portfolio Holder responsible about it and if other areas will receive the benefit.

Councillor M. A. Bullivant referred to the principles of the operation of the  “Place Teams” which were working very well in areas such as Wythall and Alvechurch. It was anticipated that the initiative would be rolled out across the District by the end of the Spring period in 2015.

Question submitted by Councillor R. J. Shannon

With the official opening of the High Street now some time ago, please can the Portfolio Holder let the people of Bromsgrove know when the newly installed electric gate will be operational and have/if the relevant Traffic Orders been granted that will put a stop to the continued use by cars, vans and lorries which are damaging the new stonework?

Councillor R. L. Dent responded that the new electric gate had been installed and tested. Councillor Dent stated that the existing Traffic Regulation Order remained in force and restricted vehicles entering the High Street between 10.30am and 4.00pm. An order had been placed with BT to install a line at the CCTV Control Room to enable them to operate the gate remotely. Once the line was in place the gate would become operational with the aim being that it would be closed during the restricted hours and opened via the CCTV Control Room to allow access in accordance with the Traffic regulation Order.

Councillor Dent stated that she had been advised that the new High Street had been designed by County Highways to  cater for all vehicles and as such she was not aware of any damage to the stonework other than some marks from oil from vehicles which would be addressed through regular cleaning.

Question submitted by Councillor P. M. McDonald

How much has this Council spent on the Spatial programme and costs since related to it?

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