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Tuesday, December 02nd 2008
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Enhancing and sustaining an environment in which people want to live, work and visit

We will demonstrate progress by:

Remaining within the limits of allowable exceedances in each governement air quality target category; 

(Figures given are for the total numbers of exceedances.)Government air quality target categories
Increasing the percentage of municipal waste recycled;Municipal Waste
Increasing the percentage of special uplifts completed within 5 days (statutory);Special Uplifts
Reducing waste to landfill (Landfill Allowance Target);

Tonnage of biodegradable municipal waste landfilled:Biodegradable municipal waste landfilled
Improving our performance in the CIMS assessment index that measures the cleanliness of public spaces;Cleanliness of public spaces
Developing new housing on brownfield land whenever possible, using the annual Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land survey as the first point of reference;New housing on brownfield land
Increasing the percentage of vehicle fleet with reduced-emission technology;Vehicle fleet
Maintaining the percentage of our road network requiring maintenance;Road network
To ensure we are seen to value learning by providing the best possible environment, we will demonstrate progress by:

Achieving the ratio of computers to pupils in accordance with national guidelines;

Ratio of computers to primary school pupils

Ratio of computers to secondary school pupils
Increasing the percentage of schools participating in the ECO schools award or similar accredited environmental award;ECO schools award or similar accredited environmental award

Corporate / management indicators

Develop the skills of our workforce and future workforce;APT and C sickness absence
Craft and manual sickness absence
Maximising income through collecting Council Tax;Council tax
Administering Council Tax efficiently;Council tax collection - cost per dwelling

Maximising income through collecting rent due from Council tenants;Gross rent arrears
Percentage rent arrears

Maximising income through the recovery of housing benefit overpayments (HBO);

Amount of HBO recovered as a percentage of HBO due, including balances brought forward from previous years:Housing benefit overpayments
Processing benefit claims quickly and without error;Benefit claims
Changes in circumstances
Claims
Paying invoices without any delay;Invoices

In providing a high quality front-line service to our customers, we will demonstrate progress by:

Increasing the percentage of customers served within 15 minutes;Customers
Increasing the percentage of telephone calls answered;Telephone calls
Increasing the percentage of complaints responded to within seven days;Complaints
Increasing the percentage of customers that are very satisfied or satisfied with the:

Local area office service;Local area office service
Telephone call handling;Telephone call handling
Increasing the percentage of responses received by customers within 14 days of written enquiry;Responses

Contact Us
  • By Post:
    Falkirk Council
    Municipal Buildings
    West Bridge Street
    Falkirk
    FK1 5RS
  • By Telephone:
    01324 506070
  • By Fax:
    01324 506061
  • By Email:
    info@falkirk.gov.uk