Labour Call-In Decision on Bonuses for Parking Tickets
Labour’s Transport spokesman Cllr Bassam Mahfouz last night ‘called-in’ the Conservative cabinet’s decision to pay bonuses totalling almost £1/2 million to a new parking contractor should they meet their targets. Cllr Mahfouz told us:
Cllr Mahfouz will raise the Labour group’s concerns at the next meeting of the ‘Call-In Panel’ later in October. He will also question the future of the contract once it has been agreed: ‘In the report it states that after four years, the decision as to whether to extend the contact by another three years will be up to a council officer – where is the accountability? This is an issue that should be decided by the elected representatives of the people, not an unaccountable civil servant.’‘We welcome any savings that the new contract will bring. However, there’s no point in making savings if you’re then going to pay extra simply for doing the job properly. At the moment the new contract effectively says “If you do your job right, we’ll pay you extra”. The Conservatives are looking to make real cuts to our local services and popular projects such as Northala Fields on the one hand and with the other use taxpayer’s money to prop up a private company. If they can afford to give this company £1/2 million for doing their job right, why not reward hard working residents for doing their bit for the community? It’s their money.’
posted by Bassam Mahfouz @ 10:33 am
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