Issue - meetings

That the report be noted.

The Chief Officer (Governance) introduced the Year-end Council Plan Monitoring Report 2017/18.  He explained that the report presented the monitoring of progress for the Council Plan priority ‘Connected Council’ which was relevant to the Committee.

The Chief Officer  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 Officer reported that the following performance indicator showed a red status for current performance against target for the Committee:

Priority:           Connected Council

Indicator:        Percentage of community benefit clauses in new procurement contracts under £1M

The Chief Officer advised that no major risks had been identified and progress against the risks in the Council Plan were included in the appendix to the report.

Referring to the above indicator, Councillor Ian Dunbar asked for further information on the community benefits attributable to the 5 projects procured.  The Chief Officer agreed to provide details to the Committee following the meeting.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.