Issue - meetings

That the mid-year performance indicators for Recovery, Portfolio and Public Accountability Measures to monitor areas of under-performance be noted.

The Chief Officers presented the mid-year monitoring report to review progress against their respective priorities set out in the Council’s Reporting Measures 2020/21 under the remit of the Committee.  This exception-based report focussed on areas of under-performance against in-year targets.

For Planning, Environment & Economy, there were three indicators with a red status for current performance against target.  The main contributing factors were recruitment challenges and changes in working practices due to ongoing uncertainty on the pandemic.

The impact of the pandemic was also the main factor on the three red indicators within the Streetscene & Transportation portfolio.  On recycling, performance had fallen short of the target, having been affected by an increase in residual waste.

Councillor Paul Shotton commended the Streetscene team for their work during the recent severe weather.  He acknowledged the challenges in recruitment, particularly in social care, which were replicated nationwide.

On the last point, the Chief Officer (Planning, Environment & Economy) said that work was underway across portfolios to identify areas experiencing difficulty recruiting to vacant positions.

On the recycling performance, Councillor Glyn Banks urged Members to encourage residents to play their part in helping to reach the 70% target.

Councillor Derek Butler commented on recent job fairs which had proved successful.

The recommendation was moved and seconded by Councillors Sean Bibby and Joe Johnson.

RESOLVED:

That the mid-year performance indicators for Recovery, Portfolio and Public Accountability Measures to monitor areas of under-performance be noted.