Published on:
09
October 2012
A report tabled before Councillors has revealed an "extremely positive picture of performance" at Clackmannanshire Council for the year 2011/12.
Councillors on the Resources and Audit Committee were told on Thursday (4th October) that that performance was consistently above the Scottish average for 69% of performance indicators where comparative data was available, moving the Council from 5th to 3rd place in Scotland for overall performance across the range of Statutory Performance Indicators.
The Clacks 1000 Citizens' Panel survey showed consistently high satisfaction with local neighbourhoods as a place to live, with a number of indicators connected with the area having a much more positive image and attracting people and businesses also improving.
Committee convener, Councillor Archie Drummond said: "Perceptions of our schools have improved with particularly high levels of satisfaction with primary schools.
"We also continue to perform above the Scottish average for Council buildings, from which public services are delivered, that are suitable and accessible to disabled people.
"Overall results throughout this report demonstrate an extremely positive picture of performance across Clackmannanshire Council. Audits, self-assessments and on-going analysis will also provide valuable insight into areas requiring attention and the Resources and Audit Committee will continue to be involved in that process."
Road maintenance improvements can be seen in all classes of road, with the Council performing marginally above the Scottish average, There was also a reduction in people killed or seriously injured as a result of road collisions.
Council Leader, Councillor Gary Womersley, said: "This Council has made concerted efforts to improve services. I'm delighted that across a whole range of nationally assessed performance indicators, the overall level of performance of this Council has improved considerably.
"Whether it's been Food Safety Inspections, Community Payback, Mental Health, Discharges from Hospital or many other key Council activities, to see Clackmannanshire improve to third highest nationally across all Councils, is something I would hope everyone can take comfort from.
"There are areas to improve on, but there are also areas where Clackmannanshire's performance is in the top quarter in Scotland and it would be remiss not to acknowledge these."
On the environment Clackmannanshire Council, ranked first for many years in Scotland for recycling, improved further and may be the first Council in the country to report having recycled over half of its annual waste, achieving 53.2% in 2012.