Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Committee notes the Quarter 3 Council Plan 2017/18 Monitoring report; and

(b)       That as the lead committee for performance issues, the Committee reaffirmed its request to receive all Council Plan quarterly information for  2018/19 and thereafter.

The Chief Executive introduced the Quarter 3 Council Plan 2017/18 Monitoring Report.  He  provided background information and advised that the monitoring report for the 2017/18 Council Plan was a positive report, with 81% of activities being assessed as making good progress, and 69% likely to achieve the desired outcome.  Performance Indicators showed good progress with 84% meeting or near to period target.  Risks were also being successfully managed with the majority being assessed as moderate (67%) or minor (10%). 

            The Chief Executive reported on the performance indicators which showed a red status for current performance against target and the following major risks for the Committee as detailed in the report.

Priority: Serving Council – the scale of the financial challenge

Priority: Supportive Council – availability of sufficient funding to resource key priorities.

The Chief Executive  also reminded the committee that in future, as the lead Overview & Scrutiny  committee for monitoring performance , they would be receiving all of the quarterly reports, instead of those specifically relating to issues within the committee’s service remit.

The Democratic Services Manager advised that an ‘Understanding of Performance Reports’ workshop for all Members was to be organised for late June/early July, to link to the Council Plan out-turn report to Council on 19^th June

Councillor Arnold Wooley asked that in future reports also detailed areas of under performance and said this would have assisted with an understanding of the  figures presented in paragraph 1.04 of the report.  He also referred to the figures presented in paragraph 1.06 of the report relating to the analysis of current performance and said these did not reconcile with the figures in paragraph 1.04.  The Chief Executive provided clarification and said he would provide more information to members on the breakdown.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Committee notes the Quarter 3 Council Plan 2017/18 Monitoring report; and

(b)       That as the lead committee for performance issues, the Committee reaffirmed its request to receive all Council Plan quarterly information for  2018/19 and thereafter.