Issue - meetings

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Blamire)

Report of Chief Officers (Governance) & (Resources)

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Blamire)

Cabinet received a report from the Chief Officer (Governance) and Chief Officer (Resources) which presented the corporate performance and financial monitoring reports at Quarter 2 of the 2013/14 performance monitoring cycle.

The Financial Monitoring report summarised the budgetary variances, identified omissions, updates and/or actions required and included specific sections for salary monitoring, capital expenditure and financing, the Housing Revenue Account, revenue collection performance and various reserves.  The latest position with regards to Treasury Management activities was reported as well as a Property Group update for Quarter 2, in line with earlier Cabinet resolutions.

The report was for noting and comment and included commentary provided by officers responsible for each success measure which highlighted achievements, added contextual information, identified issues and outlined actions being taken, planned to get performance back on track.

Councillor Blamire proposed, seconded by Councillor David Smith:-

“That the recommendations, as set out in the report, be approved.”

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)        That the Corporate Performance Monitoring Quarter 2 reports be noted.

(2)        That the Treasury Management report as set out at Appendix D to the report be referred to Council for noting.

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

Chief Officer (Resources)

Chief Officer (Governance)

Reasons for making the decision:

The Council’s Performance Management Framework requires the regular reporting of operational, as well as financial performance.  The review of progress on corporate plan actions clearly demonstrates the progress being made towards the achievement of the Council’s stated outcomes and priorities.