Issue - meetings

(a)       That the report be noted; and

(b)       That a Members workshop be arranged to assist Members to scrutinise and comment effectively on the newly introduced improvement plan performance monitoring approach.

The Policy and Performance Manager introduced the 2013/14 Mid Year Improvement Pan Monitoring Report relevant to the Committee for the period April – September 2013.    She provided background information and advised that the Improvement Plan Monitoring Report outlined the progress being made towards delivery of the impacts set out in the Improvement Plan.  Members were asked to consider and comment on the Improvement Plan sub-priority report on Community Safety which was appended to the report.

                        Councillor Paul Shotton congratulated the Policy and Performance  Manager on the achievement of targets.  During discussion Councillor Dave Mackie suggested that a Members workshop be arranged to assist Members to scrutinise and comment effectively on the newly introduced improvement plan performance monitoring approach.  The Policy and Performance  Manager confirmed that this had been agreed to and would take place following the first round of Scrutiny committees receiving the Improvement Plan monitoring reports.

            RESOLVED:

 (a)      That the report be noted; and

(b)       That a Members workshop be arranged to assist Members to scrutinise and comment effectively on the newly introduced improvement plan performance monitoring approach.