Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.  The following additional recommendation was agreed at the meeting: That a report be submitted to Cabinet on the following areas which showed a RED status:

• CHR/002 – Sickness Absence
• PLA/004b – Minor applications determined within 8 weeks
• PLA/005 – Enforcement cases resolved within 12 weeks

The Cabinet Member for Corporate Management introduced the Quarter 3 service performance reports, which had been produced at Divisional level, for the period October to December 2012.

The Chief Executive added that the Wales Audit Office (WAO) had been complimentary of performance against the Performance Indicators and drew Members attention to the indicators which showed a red RAG status and explained that work was underway to improve performance.

It was agreed that reports would be submitted to a future meeting of Cabinet on the CHR/002 – Sickness Absence, PLA/004b – Minor applications determined within 8 weeks and PLA/005 – Enforcement cases resolved within 12 weeks, all of which had a red RAG status.

The Cabinet Member for Housing reported on areas of good progress which were: the total amount of rent collected during the financial year from current and former tenants; the average number of calendar days taken to complete non-urgent repairs; and the total amount of rent lost due to lettable units of permanent accommodation being empty.

The Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance queried the predictive green status of CL07 – Relationship with the Local Health Board and Public Primary Health and following discussion it was agreed that the predictive status should be red.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That it be noted that enough action had been taken to manage performance; and

(b)       That the following within the performance reports be noted:

·         The level of confidence that the outcomes of the Council’s Improvement Priorities will be achieved and the progress being made towards them;

·         The update of the Strategic Assessment of Risks and Challenges (SARC) contained within the performance reports;

·         The progress being made against the Improvement Target Actions Plans contained within the performance reports;

·         The progress made against the service plans; and

·         The assessment of any regulatory reports in relation to the work

The following additional recommendation was agreed at the meeting: That a report be submitted to Cabinet on the following areas which showed a RED status:

• CHR/002 – Sickness Absence
• PLA/004b – Minor applications determined within 8 weeks
• PLA/005 – Enforcement cases resolved within 12 weeks