Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

That the 2015/16 Annual Performance Report be adopted as recommended by Cabinet.

The Chief Officer (Organisational Change) introduced the Annual Performance Report for 2015/16 which reviewed progress against the Improvement Priorities as detailed in the Improvement Plan 2015/16.

            The report reflected the overall good progress that had been made against the priorities and the high level of confidence in achieving the desired outcomes.  It also demonstrated that risks were managed well, with only 1 remaining at a high level at year end.

            The Corporate Business and Communications Executive Officer delivered a presentation which covered the following areas:

·         Format and content

·         Performance Overview 2015/16

·         Progress Overview

·         Highlights

·         Areas for Improvement

·         Performance Overview

·         Wales Audit Office (WAO) – 2015/16 View

·         Overview

·         Next Steps

A sheet had been handed to Members which listed a number of addendums to the report, some of which had arisen following the Cabinet meeting the previous day.

Councillor Mullin thanked the officers for their work on the Annual Performance Report.

Councillor Carver commented on the number of addendums given to Members at the meeting and moved that the report be deferred to be amended and brought back before all Members at a future meeting.  This was duly seconded by Councillor Richard Jones.  The Corporate Business and Communications Executive Officer explained that the addendums were technical amendments in the main and had been taken into account in the presentation delivered.

Councillor Aaron Shotton said the report had been considered at each of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees as part of the process of consultation.  The addendums addressed any comments made at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meetings.  There were no substantial changes in the paper given to Members.

Councillor Dolphin acknowledged the amount of work done on the APR.  However, he commented on town and rural regeneration and stressed the importance of rural areas.  He also commented on transport infrastructure and asked how the information had been assessed.  On C roads, he queried the improvement of roads in rural locations.

            The Chief Officer (Governance) reminded Members that they needed to be speaking on the amendment at this point.

            Councillor Richard Jones said he would have also sought a deferment.  12 of the addendums were numerical which he said had an impact on the data throughout the document.  He also queried whether Wales Audit Office (WAO) had seen the 31 addendums.  He commented on missing items from the original document and supported Councillor Carver’s motion of deferral.  The Corporate Business and Communications Executive Officer explained that WAO had seen a first draft of the document and made comments.  A Certificate of Compliance would not be issued by WAO until the document was published on the website.

            Councillor Peers said the report was not considered at the Community and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee; it was last considered by that Committee in March 2016.  He felt it was unacceptable to be presented to Members today with the addendums circulated.

            Councillor Guest said it was not ideal that the list of addendums had not been seen by Members prior to the meeting.  Some of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 52