Issue - meetings

To receive a report by the Corporate Team Manager on progress against the Key Activities and Corporate Indicators listed in the Council’s Corporate Plan for 2014/15 for the period 1st January to 31st March 2015.

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet considered and commented on the progress made against Key Activities and Corporate Indicators in the Corporate Plan, as summarised in Appendix A and detailed in Appendix B of the officer’s report.

The Cabinet considered a report regarding progress against the Key Activities and Corporate Indicators listed in the Council’s Corporate Plan for 2014/15 for the period 1st January 2015 to 31st March 2015.

Progress against the Corporate Plan objectives was reported quarterly. Performance data had been provided in the form of a narrative of achievement accompanied with a Red/Amber/Green status against each Key Action in the Corporate Plan.

The Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being), having been invited to address the Cabinet, explained that the Panel recognised that performance monitoring was work in progress and that it was an improvement on previous reporting.  One issue that the Panel were concerned about was staff sickness levels.

Whilst considering the progress made against the Key Activities and Corporate Indicators the Cabinet made comments on its aspirations for future performance monitoring.

The Cabinet welcomed the report and acknowledged that significant improvements were evident and that a link to the Corporate Plan and Performance Indicators was important.  However, the Cabinet suggested that further work was required to provide an instant snapshot of the current progress against the Key Activities and Corporate Indicators.

The Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being) noted that a review of Overview and Scrutiny was being conducted to realign scrutiny with the Corporate Plan.

It was noted that there had been a decrease in sickness absence during the last quarter with a significant reduction in long-term sickness absence in particular.  The Cabinet stated that it would be preferable if the performance could be measured against other local authorities. 

It was suggested that other service organisations be used for comparison when establishing the performance indicators as well as considering the target audience.

Having noted the comments of the Overview and Scrutiny Panels, it was  

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet considered and commented on the progress made against Key Activities and Corporate Indicators in the Corporate Plan, as summarised in Appendix A and detailed in Appendix B of the officer’s report.