Issue - meetings

(Chief Executive) to consider the attached report.

The Director of Communities, Mr Hall introduced the report on quarter 2 progress on Corporate Plan Key Action Plan for 2017/18.

The Corporate Plan was the Council’s key strategic planning document, setting out its priorities over the five-year period from 2015/16 to 2019/20. The priorities or Corporate Aims are supported by Key Objectives, which provided a clear statement of the Council’s overall intentions for these five years.

The Corporate Plan Key Action Plan for 2017/18 was adopted by Council at its meeting on 27 September 2016. Progress in relation to all actions and deliverables is reviewedby the Cabinet, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and the appropriate Select Committee, on a quarterly basis.

There were 50 actions in total for which progress updates for Quarter 2 were as follows:

·         41 (82%) of these actions have been ‘Achieved’ or were ‘On Target’

·         2   (4%) of these actions were ‘Under Control’

·         7   (14%) were ‘Behind Schedule’

·         0   (0%) were ‘Pending’

20 actions fell within the areas of responsibility of the Communities Select Committee. At the end of Quarter 2:

·         14 (70%) of these actions have been ‘Achieved’ or were ‘On-Target’

·         0 (0%) of these actions were ‘Under Control’

·         0 (0%) of these actions were ‘Pending’

·         6 (30%) of these actions were ‘Behind Schedule’

Councillor Surtees noted that the phased Council Housebuilding Programme were all behind schedule, but conceded that this would be largely outside the Council’s control. Mr Hall agreed, adding that it was a difficult programme to deliver.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee reviewed and noted the second quarter progress of the Corporate Plan Key Action Plan for 2017/18 in relation to its areas of responsibility.

(Leader of Council) To consider the attached report (C-030-2017/18).

(1)        That, as part of the Council’s Corporate Plan for the period 2015/16 – 2019/20, the progress made with the achievement of the Council’s Key Action Plan for 2017/18 at the end of Quarter 2 be noted.

The Leader of Council introduced a report on the progress with the achievement of the Council’s Key Action Plan during the second quarter of 2017/18.

The Leader stated that the Corporate Plan was the Council’s key strategic planning document, setting out its priorities over the five-year period from 2015/16 to 2019/20. The priorities or Corporate Aims were supported by Key Objectives, which provided a clear statement of the Council’s overall intentions for these five years. The Key Objectives were delivered by an annual Action Plan, with each year building upon the progress against the achievement of the Key Objectives for previous years. The annual Action Plans contained a range of actions designed to achieve specific outcomes and were working documents, therefore subject to change and development to ensure the actions remained relevant and appropriate, and to identify opportunities to secure further progress or improvement.

The Leader reported that at the end of the quarter: 42 actions (84%) had been achieved or were on target; two actions (4%) were under control; six actions (12%) were behind schedule; and no actions were pending. The Key Action Plan for 2017/18 had been adopted by the Council at its meeting on 27 September 2016, and progress in relation to individual actions was reviewedby the Cabinet, and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, on a quarterly and outturn basis.

Decision:

(1)        That, as part of the Council’s Corporate Plan for the period 2015/16 – 2019/20, the progress made with the achievement of the Council’s Key Action Plan for 2017/18 at the end of Quarter 2 be noted.

Reasons for Decision:

It was important that relevant performance management processes were in place to review progress against the key objectives, to ensure their continued achievability and relevance, and to identify proposals for appropriate corrective action in areas of slippage or under-performance.

Other Options Considered and Rejected:

No other options were appropriate in this respect. Failure to monitor and review performance against the key objectives,and to consider corrective action where necessary, could have negative implications for the Council’s reputation, and might mean that opportunities for improvement were lost. The Council had previously agreed arrangements for the review of progress against the key objectives.