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~-f"""", lJ.~lYO County Council ." • ~- Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................. 2 Mission Statement............................................................................................................ 3 Message from Cathaoirleach and County Manager ................................................... 4 Members of Mayo County Council ............................................................................... 5 Staff Structure ................................................................................................................... 8 Background....................................................................................................................... 9 Strategic Policy Committees......................................................................................... 11 Payment to Members of Mayo County Council and Non-members of Mayo County Council in 2011....................................................... 17 Donation Statements by Members of Local Authority 1st January 2011 – 31st December 2011......................................................................... 17 List of External Bodies on which Mayo County Council are formally represented by Councillors in 2011 ................................................................................................... 18 Service Indicators........................................................................................................... 21 The Mayo Diaspora Project .......................................................................................... 37 Roads and Transportation and Safety......................................................................... 40 Motor Tax........................................................................................................................ 52 Water Supply and Sewerage (Water Services) .......................................................... 53 Our Environment …. Awareness…. Enforcement …. Protection........................... 62 Housing and Building ................................................................................................... 84 Architects......................................................................................................................... 97 Planning and Development........................................................................................ 109 Building Control & Planning Enforcement Section ................................................ 112 Finance........................................................................................................................... 115 Mayo County Fire Service .......................................................................................... 117 Community & Integrated Development .................................................................. 124 Mayo County Childcare Committee ......................................................................... 126 Mayo Sports Partnership ............................................................................................ 128 Mayo County Enterprise Board ................................................................................. 145 Arts Service ................................................................................................................... 147 Mayo County Library Service .................................................................................... 159 Heritage ......................................................................................................................... 167 Information Communication Technology (ICTs).................................................... 173 Human Resources ........................................................................................................ 175 General Purposes ......................................................................................................... 176 Oifig na Gaeilge............................................................................................................ 179 Water Safety.................................................................................................................. 185 Energy Usage in 2011 .................................................................................................. 187 NDA Accessibility Award .......................................................................................... 189 Contact Details ............................................................................................................. 190 2 Mission Statement {(We work. to improve tlie quafity ofrife for peop{e fiving in :Jvtayo ana enliance tlie attractiveness of tlie County as a prace in wliicli to five, worlt, invest in ana enjoy. " 1 1 t l t t t l 3 Message from Cathaoirleach and County Manager Mr. Austin Francis O’Malley Mr. Peter Hynes Cathaoirleach County Manager This report contains details of the activities of Mayo County Council for the year ending 31st December 2011. The range of activities outlined in this report demonstrates that Mayo County Council has managed to maintain and in some cases improve services despite the reduction of resources available to the Council in 2011. This achievement is due to further efficiencies which could only have obtained by close co-operation between the elected members, management and all of the Council’s employees. Mayo County Council continues to provide high quality services to the public with lower budgets and less employees. It is hoped that these efficiencies will place the Council in a sustainable position whereby the delivery and improvement of services going forward can be relied upon. If this is achieved, the Council will be well sufficient to ensure that everybody in the County achieves the maximum benefit of the upturn which will inevitably follow the present downturn. 4 Members of Mayo County Council Electoral Areas Ballina Electoral Area I . (FF) 5 Castlebar Electoral Area (FG) (FG) CUr. Michael Kilcoyne CUr. Eugt!De McCormack CUr. AI McDonnell (NP) (FG) (FF) Claremorris Electoral Area CUr. Michael Burke CUr. Tom Connolly CUr. John Cribbin CUr. Richard Finn (FG) (FG) (FG) (NP) Cllr Patsy 0' Brien CUr. Damien Ryan (FG) (FF) 6 Belmullet Electoral Area CUr. Rose Conway-Walsh CUr. Gerry Coyle CUr. Michael Holmes CUr. Micheal McNamara (SF) (FG) (NP) (FF) Swinford Electoral Area CUr. Eu~ne Lavin CUr. Jimmy Maloney CUr. Joe MeUett CUr. Gerry Murray (FG) (FF) (FG) (SF) Westport Electoral Area CUr. Margaret Adams CUr. Peter Flynn CUr. Austin F. O'Malley CUr. John O'!\'lalley (FF) (FG) (FG) (FG) 7 Petcr Hynes County Manager Staff Structure We5tportlBeimuDet DIrector or (Includes Westport (Indudes Castlebar (includes Balllna Services Services Finance T.e.) T.e.) T.e.) Community IT Housing & Building Planning Water Sen'ices and and Enterprise Roads and Environment Capital Works Martin Keating. S.E.O., Westport lain Douglas, S.P. Paul Benson, John Condon, Tracey S.E.O. John Magee, Padralg Walsh, Padralg Flanagan, S.I':.O. McGee, Seamus Murphy, AlS.E.O. S.E., Westport S.E.O. Sean Smyth, Management c.r.o. Neil Sheridan, Noel Burke, S.E.. Patsy Burke, S.E. S.I':.O. Accountant Austin Vaughan, A.O. Water Services Marie Crowley, Noel Burke, S.E. Pat Carroll, County Li·bn.ri,m I Declan Tony McNulty. Castlebar Town Carmel Murphy, Head of 1.5. S.E., Regional Turnbull, A.D. Clerk Balllna Town Design Office Clerk Geeta Keena, Senior Architect Ann Moore, Westport Town Clerk Support StafT 11---'--------1...-------1 8 Background Local Government in Ireland provides a forum for the democratic representation of local communities promotes community interests and provides important services such as housing, roads, water and sewerage and planning. Mayo Local Authorities are made up of two parts - the Elected Members and the Executive (The Management and Staff). 31 Members were elected to Mayo County Council and 9 Members to each of the Town Councils, namely Ballina, Castlebar and Westport in June 2009. The Members perform the RESERVED FUNCTIONS, which broadly equate with the making of policy and include: Approval of Corporate Plan Adopting the Annual Budget of the Council Making of a Development Plan under Planning Legislation Adopting a Scheme of Letting Priorities for the Allocation of Local Authority Housing The County Manager is appointed to the position following an open competition by the Local Appointments Commission. The Manager performs the EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS by way of Managers Order. These functions relate to day-to-day administration and include: Letting of Houses Planning Decisions Management of Human Resources In practice there is much consultation in the performance of the reserved and executive functions. The functions of Mayo Local Authorities are classified under eight programme groups: Housing & Building Road Transportation & Safety Water Supply & Sewerage Development Incentives & Control Environmental Protection Recreation & Amenity Agriculture, Education, Health & Welfare Miscellaneous Services The expenditure of Mayo Local Authorities can be classified under two headings: 1. Revenue Expenditure which is day to day spending on the provision of services. The main sources of funding for this expenditure are: 9 Government Grants and Subsidies Commercial Rates Fees and Charges for Services 2. Capital Expenditure is expenditure on the creation of an asset, e.g. construction of houses, water and sewerage schemes and