Issue - meetings

The Mayor and the Chief Executive submitted a report for the Executive’s consideration. The purpose of the report was to provide the necessary information to enable the Executive to discharge its performance management responsibilities, setting out:

·        a progress update against the 2020-23 Strategic Plan, summarising the actual and likely future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Council’s strategic objectives, where they were known at that stage;

·        an update on the Council’s Strategic Risk Register; and

·        actions that the Council had taken and planned to take to address the issues raised.

The financial projections for Quarter Three were presented separately at the same meeting of the Executive. However, where performance had a significant impact on financial performance that was highlighted across both reports.

Paragraphs 12 to 60 set out in brief the key headlines from Quarter Three relating to the Council’s current strategic priorities, including where available current estimates of the impact of COVID-19 and future plans.

ORDERED

1.     That the progress made in implementing the Council’s Strategic Plan 2020-23 in Quarter Three 2020-21 and the ongoing and likely future impact of COVID-19 on strategic objectives, where they were known at that stage, be noted.

2.     That in light of the above, the Council’s updated Strategic Risk Register, at Appendix 1, be noted.

REASONS

To enable the effective management of performance and risk in line with the

Council’s Local Code of Corporate Governance.