Issue - meetings

(Leader of Council) To consider the attached report (C-026-2017/18).

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

The Leader of Council introduced a report on the progress with the achievement of the Council’s Key Action Plan during the first 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 first quarter: 46 actions (92%) had been achieved or were on target; three actions (6%) were behind schedule; and one action (2%) was 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 with the achievement of the Council’s Key Action Plan for 2017/18 at the end of Quarter 1 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.

(Director of Governance) To consider the attached report.

The Select Committee received a report regarding the Corporate Plan Key Action Plan 2016/17 – Quarter 1 from the Assistant Director, Governance.

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 and 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 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 was reviewed by 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 1 were as follows:

(a)  46 (92%) of these actions had been Achieved or were On Target;

(b)  0 (0%) of these actions were Under Control;

(c)  3 (6%) were Behind Schedule; and

(d)  1 (2%) were Pending.

There were 8 actions that fell within the areas of responsibility of the Governance Select Committee. At the end of Quarter 1 these were:

(i)            8 (100%) of these actions had been Achieved or were On Target;

(ii)           0 (0%) of these actions were Under Control;

(iii)          0 (0%) of these actions were Behind Schedule; and

(iv)         0 (0%) of these actions were Pending.

RESOLVED:

That the Corporate Plan Key Action Plan 2017/18 Quarter 1 Progress Report be noted.