Agenda item

Report of Cabinet.  Report and appendices published on 30^th January 2023. 

The Panel received a report from the Chief Executive and Chief Finance/Section 151 Officer that provided members with an update on performance, projects, and resources during the first two quarters of 2022/23 (April – September 2022). 

The report considered by Cabinet on 6 December 2022 was submitted.  This provided Members with a view of progress against the Council’s agreed priorities for Quarter 2 of the 2022/23 performance monitoring cycle. 

The Panel was asked to consider the Cabinet report and attachments in line with their Terms of Reference within the Constitution relating to the monitoring and review of the Council’s performance. 

Members asked a number of questions in relation to write-offs, Council Tax business rates, grants, Housing Benefit overpayments and the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation/energy costs. 

It was moved by Councillor Maddocks and seconded by Councillor Dennison:-

“That a vote of thanks be conveyed to the Financial Team and the Cabinet for being so open and having a wonderful process and to the Head of Pay Service for introducing the issue of peoples redundancies in a very sensitive manner.”

Upon being put to the vote the Vice-Chair declared the proposition to be carried. 

Members of the Panel also thanked the Vice-Chair for Chairing the meeting in the absence of the Chair. 

Resolved:

That a vote of thanks be conveyed to the Financial Team and the Cabinet for being so open and having a wonderful process and to the Head of Pay Service for introducing the issue of peoples redundancies in a very sensitive manner.