Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Finance and Head of Insight and Corporate Programmes

Purpose of report

This report summarises the Council’s Performance, Risk and Finance monitoring positions as at the end of August 2021.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1       To note the monthly Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report

1.2       To approve of the transfers to and from reserves on Appendix 7.

Resolved

(1)          That the monthly Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report be noted.

(2)          That the transfers to and from reserves detailed at the Annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book - Appendix 7 to the report) be approved.

The Director of Finance and Head of Insight and Corporate Programmes submitted a report which summarised the Council’s Performance, Risk and Finance monitoring positions as at the end of August 2021.

Resolved

(1)          That the monthly Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report be noted.

(2)          That the transfers to and from reserves detailed at the Annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book) be approved.

Reasons

The Council is committed to performance, risk and budget management and reviews progress against its corporate priorities on a monthly basis.

This report provides an update on progress made during August 2021, to deliver the Council’s priorities through reporting on Performance, the Leadership Risk Register and providing an update on the financial position.

Alternative options

Option 1: This report illustrates the Council’s performance against the 2021-22 business plan. As this is a monitoring report, no further options have been considered. However, Members may wish to request that officers provide additional information.