Issue - meetings

Councillors Millbank and Klier both advised the Mayor of the success of the pilot schemes and urged him to extend the scheme boroughwide.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Community Services and Older People, Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor

RESOLVED

That

(i) the delegation of authority in relation to the Council’s charging policy to Executive Director level be restricted to:

(a) decisions relating to charges for services which are proposed to be

waived in order that Lewisham Time Credits can be accepted as payment, and

(b) those decisions where the financial impact to any service area is under

£10,000.

(ii) the success of the Lewisham Time Credits pilot in Telegraph Hill and Lee Green and the borough wide roll out of the programme from March 2013 be noted.