REPORT OBSERVATIONS
In terms of estate cleanliness, the ministry noted that all town councils before GE2025 scored “green” as they had less than four counts of cleanliness observations per block on average.
The “green” rating applied across the board in relation to estate maintenance as these town councils had an average of under four counts of maintenance observations per block.
As for lift performance, they all had less than two lift faults per 10 lifts, and less than one hour of downtime per lift each month. The frequency of faults and duration of downtime are measured by the Tele-Monitoring System.
Lastly, they all had less than 40 per cent of the monthly collectible S&CC for the town overdue and fewer than four in 100 households that owed arrears for three months or more.
The Town Council Management Report (TCMR) was first introduced in 2009. Assessments for estate cleanliness are made based on observations, such as the presence of stain and litter, bulky refuse, cobwebs, graffiti, moss, and faeces or bird droppings.
As for estate maintenance, obstructions in common areas, storage of combustible items, unauthorised fixtures, damaged plaster/large cracks/spalling concrete and the presence of wild plants/weeds are taken into account.
MND also said it will publish the corporate governance report for the period from April 2024 to March 2025 period in December, after it has received and reviewed the town councils’ audited financial statements and their auditor’s reports.
