Agenda item

Report from the Leader of the Council

The Corporate Director (Finance and Performance) submitted a report to receive the Leader’s highlight report in respect of the third quarter of Performance Review Team meetings for 2009/10 recently undertaken by individual Cabinet members.

It was reported that the third quarter of Performance Review Team meetings for 2009/10 had taken place between 1^st and 9^th February 2010 and had monitored progress against the action sheets drawn up for the previous round of meetings and any performance or financial issues highlighted in Quarter 3.  The corporate exception report was considered by the Leader on 12^th February and by Cabinet on 16^th February 2010.

The Corporate Financial Monitoring report of the Head of Financial Services set out an indicative corporate picture of the Council’s financial performance relating to the period ending 31^st December 2009 and summarised the variances reported through Services’ quarterly Performance Review Team meetings and identified any omissions, updates and actions required, and was based on the Revised Budget.

The Leader of the Council was present to introduce the reports and answer questions from the Panel in connection with the agreed actions for Quarter 3, progress in respect of the actions from Quarter 2, and variances identified in the Corporate Financial Monitoring report.

Resolved:

That Officers/Cabinet Members be invited to provide briefing notes and attend future meetings of the Panel to report on progress being made in the following service/portfolio areas:

1.         Sickness Management Absence Policy and Procedure

2.         Employment and Skills Plan and Associated Action Plans

3.         Investment of Performance Reward Grant monies in the 4 Big Ticket Issues for Lancashire –

·                     Tackling Health Inequalities

·                     Affordable Housing – delivery of affordable homes

·                     The Economy

·                     Climate Change (and adapting to Climate Change)

4.         Equality Framework and the Council’s approach to equality, diversity and community cohesion

5.         Services with debt over half a year old

6.         Dance Strategy

7.         Late implementation of the new Reflexions contract