Issue - meetings

The Executive Member for Finance and Governance submitted a report for Executive’s consideration.

The report advised Executive of corporate performance at the end of Quarter One 2023/2024, providing the necessary information to enable it to discharge its performance management responsibilities and where appropriate, sought approval of any changes (where those were within the authority of the Executive).

The Council’s Scheme of Delegation gave the Executive collective responsibility for corporate strategic performance, together with associated action.

The report provided the necessary information to set out progress against Executive actions, the Strategic Plan and other key associated items, together with actions to be taken to address any issues identified.

The projected financial outturn at the end of Quarter One 2023/2024 was presented separately at this meeting of Executive and was not repeated here. Where performance had a significant impact on finances this was highlighted within the body of the report.

As part of continuous improvement in performance and risk management, the Council’s Leadership Management Team (LMT) had implemented monthly reviews of corporate performance utilising a Directorate Performance dashboard, drawing data from a range of performance systems.

The output from these sessions was reflected through quarterly updates to Executive and Overview and Scrutiny Board on progress in delivering actions agreed by the Executive, key Directorate performance issues and other performance-related matters.

A non-Executive Member queried when the new Council Plan would be available. It was confirmed the Plan would be introduced in the financial year 2024/25.

ORDERED that Executive:

1.    Note progress of delivery of the Strategic Plan 2022-24 at Quarter One 2023/24, detailed in Appendix 1, and

2.    Approve the proposed changes to the Strategic Plan workplan initiatives, detailed in Appendix 2.

OPTIONS

No other options were submitted as part of the report.

REASONS

To enable the effective management of performance and risk in line with the Council’s Local Code of Corporate Governance.