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(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Lewis)

Report of the Chief Executive

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Whitehead)

Cabinet received a report from the Chief Executive, which provided a summary of performance against key indicators during 2018/19 and set out arrangements for future reporting on progress towards achieving the Council’s Ambitions for 2018-22

Delivering the Council’s ambitious plans for 2018-22 required strong alignment between strategy, resource allocation and operational activity and an integrated quarterly ‘Delivering Our Ambitions: Performance, Projects and Resources’ report from Quarter 1 (April-June 2019) onwards would be trialled.  In order to ensure meaningful alignment of performance, project and resource information, it would be categorised according to the Council’s four Ambitions for 2018-22:

·         A Thriving and Prosperous Economy

·         Clean, Green and Safe Neighbourhoods

·         Health and Happy Communities

·         A Smart and Forward-Thinking Council

Some development of the performance measures was required to ensure Cabinet’s priorities were reflected in the key indicators of success with measures reviewed incrementally and updated where appropriate.  Each measure and corporate project would be allocated to a Portfolio Holder for monitoring.

Councillor Whitehead proposed, seconded by Councillor Reynolds:-

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

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)          That the proposed arrangements for reporting on performance, projects and resources during 2019-20 be approved and the update on performance against key indicators for 2018-19 be noted.

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

Chief Executive

Reasons for making the decision:

Performance, project and resource monitoring provides a link between the Council Plan and operational achievement by providing regular updates on the impact of operational initiatives against strategic aims.