Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

Councillor Mullin introduced the Council Plan 2017/18 – Mid Year Monitoring report which presented the monitoring of progress for the mid-year position of 2017/18.

            Flintshire was a high performing Council which was evidenced in previous Council (Improvement) Plan monitoring reports as well as in the Council’s Annual Performance Report.

            The Chief Executive explained that the first mid-year monitoring report for the 2017/18 Council Plan was a positive report, with 88% of activities being assessed as making good progress, and 67% likely to achieve the desired outcome.  In addition, 67% of the performance indicators (PIs) met or exceeded target.  Risks were also being successfully managed with the majority being assessed as moderate (67%) or minor (8%).

            The Corporate Business and Communications Executive Officer added that the report was an exception based report and therefore focused on the areas of under-performance.  She commented in particular on the PI ‘average number of calendar days taken to deliver a Disabled Facility Grant (DFG)’ which had increased.  This was due to a small number of DFGs for children’s adaptations completing in the quarter which had very lengthy completion dates due to their complexity.  On the red RAG risks, she explained that a large number of them related to funding which was beyond the control of the authority.

            Councillor Bithell welcomed the report which was encouraging to see the authority as a high performing Council despite the austerity faced.  However, he raised concerns on the DFG PI and said he would welcome any improvements in that area.  Councillor Shotton explained that improvements had been made in that area the previous year so the target had been raised which was ambitious.  Councillor Butler commented that this was a complex area and if one or two additional cases were presented, this could have a significant impact on the delivery of DFGs.

            Councillor Shotton commented on the reference to the exploration to further the extension of bed provision for residential and nursing home care at Marleyfield in Buckley which he welcomed.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the following be agreed:

·         The levels of progress and confidence in the achievement of high level activities which seek to deliver the impacts of the Council Plan

·         The performance against improvement plan performance indicators

·         The current risk levels for the risks identified in the Council Plan

(b)       That Cabinet Members be assured by plans and actions to manage the delivery of the 2017/18 Council Plan priority impacts.