South Wales Central MS Andrew RT Davies has accused the Vale of Glamorgan Council of “shocking complacency” after following its decision to award itself a “fair” performance rating in its Annual Self-Assessment.
The Conservative Senedd member said his post bag was filled with constituents contacting him with complaints about the Labour Council’s performance.
He said the decline of services, combined with successive inflation busting council tax rises, demonstrated the authority was not performing close to adequately.
He accused the Council’s Leader Lis Burnett of “placing her hands over her ears” and warned that local people would not tolerate the Council’s failings any longer.
Mr Davies said:
“Whether it’s the state of the roads, bins going uncollected, the debacle at Cosmeston or inflation busting council tax rises, residents constantly tell me significant improvements are required at the Vale Council.
“Yet the authority, and its Labour leadership, are in denial about the problem.
“Instead of recognising things are nowhere near good enough, and big changes are required, the Council has decided to rate its performance ‘fair’.
“This does not match the experience residents encounter when using services.
“If the Council were honest with themselves and residents, they would recognise things aren’t good enough and ensure their self-assessment reflects that reality.”
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NOTE: Link to the minutes of the Vale of Glamorgan Cabinet meeting can be found here. The relevant item can be found on page 76