Councillor Hugh Rayner (Conservative) Chair of Business Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wednesday 24 October 2012)

Councillor Hugh Rayner (Conservative) Chair of Business Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wednesday 24 October 2012).

“I’ve let out contracts myself…and what I learnt is the word change or variance because I know that they are tied into me for the contract and this is where I can make all my profit and make up for the low price I bid , would you like to comment how we escape from that?”

Barnet Council’s new Interim Chief Executive, Andrew Travers responds

“That’s the normal response of the private sector.”

View the exchange yourself 2 minutes 37 seconds to 3 minutes 10 seconds of the video clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KkXxGnF-3M&feature=plcp