Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Corporate Services

RESOLVED THAT the corporate performance of the organisation at the end of Quarter 2 be noted by Cabinet.

The Cabinet Member Corporate Services introduced the report as circulated with the agenda, which provided members with an overview of the council’s performance at the half-way stage of the year. 

A new performance regime had started earlier in the year and this had become more useful as time had progressed. 

This had been considered by the Economy & Business Improvement (E&BI) Overview and Scrutiny Committee who had raised a number of issues;

The way in which it was populated and monitored admittedly there was room for improvement. 

Areas over which the council did not have direct control should be clearly identified.

Quarter 3 was due to end in a matter of weeks and yet it was only now that Quarter 2 data was being considered, though this had ended in September. 

A specific performance issue raised by E&BI had been absence levels, which whilst above target, were not dissimilar to other local authorities. 

The Cabinet Member Corporate Services felt strongly that all Overview and Scrutiny Committees should review performance data relating to their individual areas, rather than the sole responsibility lying with E&BI.

The Chairman confirmed that it was an evolving process and commended Officers for the presentation of the data.  An underlying concern of his was that the detailed performance did not always match the overview performance.  He wouldn’t disagree that all Overview and Scrutiny Committees should see the performance data. 

Upon a vote it was unanimously

RESOLVED THAT copy form agree decision text

RESOLVED THAT the corporate performance of the organisation at the end of Quarter 2 be noted by Cabinet.