Issue - meetings

To consider and receive the report of the Director (Customer and Digital).

To approve the policy.

Councillor Adrian Lowe, Executive Member (Customer, Advice and Streetscene Services) presented the report of the Director (Customer and Digital) which seeks approval for the adoption of the Council’s revised Tree Policy.

The Tree Policy sets out the Council’s risk based approach to the inspection and maintenance of trees on Council-owned land. It has been revised following the internal audit report of May 2016 and appointment of a new tree officer, and reflects best practise in managing trees and better management of risk associated with trees on Council-owned land.

Decision:

To approve the policy.

Reasons for Recommendation(s)

To ensure the Council has a robust policy in place for the risk management of trees it is responsible for.

Alternative options considered and rejected

To not adopt the revised policy would not comply with our audit requirements and potentially leave the Council open to challenge.