Subject: Public Toilets
Conservative Group Amendment
Date of meeting: 17 January 2023
That the relevant changes are made to the recommendations as shown below in strikethrough and bold italics:
Recommendations:
2.1 That Committee notes the contents of the report.
2.2
That Committee does not
agrees to the introduction of charging at public toilets
but agrees that insourcing of the contract for
cleaning and maintaining public toilets has failed and that this is
the principal reason for proposals to close public toilets and to
introduce charging in line with the
principles set out in paragraph 3.27
2.3 That Committees agrees that accountability was regularly mentioned as a reason for insourcing (the Leader of the Council specifically said that he preferred to ‘bring public toilets back in-house to ensure we have direct management and better accountability’) and expresses concern as to where accountability now sits;
Proposed by: Cllr Nemeth Seconded by: Cllr Simpson
Recommendations to read if carried:
2.1 That Committee notes the contents of the report.
2.2 That Committee does not agree to the introduction of charging at public toilets but agrees that insourcing of the contract for cleaning and maintaining public toilets has failed and that this is the principal reason for proposals to close public toilets and to introduce charging
2.3 That Committees agrees that accountability was regularly mentioned as a reason for insourcing (the Leader of the Council specifically said that he preferred to ‘bring public toilets back in-house to ensure we have direct management and better accountability’) and expresses concern as to where accountability now sits;