Agenda item

Report of Assistant Director of Finance and Assistant Director – Customer Focus

Purpose of report

To update the Executive on the Council’s Performance, Risk and Finance positions as at the end of October 2022.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended to:

1.1       Note the Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report for October 2022.

Resolved

(1)          That the Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report for October 2022 be noted.

The Assistant Director of Finance and Assistant Director – Customer Focus submitted a report to update the Executive on the Council’s Performance, Risk and Finance positions as at the end of October 2022.

Councillor Dallimore, Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, presented the comments of the Committee who had  details of the October Performance Monitoring at their 29 November 2022 meeting.

Councillor Dallimore advised that the Committee asked officers for clarification on a number of indicators, including the green electricity produced as a result of waste collected from the silver food caddies. The Committee had also queried if the indicator ‘number of households living in temporary accommodation’, which was reporting as red for October, would need to be reviewed for 2023/24 acknowledging possible financial implications of reducing the target.   

Resolved

(1)          That the Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report for October 2022 be noted.

Reasons

This report provides an update on the Council’s progress during October 2022, to deliver its priorities, manage its budget and identify and mitigate any risks that could impact on their delivery

Alternative options

This report illustrates the Council’s performance, risk and budget positions for the month of October. These monthly reports ensure the council stays on track to deliver its priorities for the year by taking any corrective action at the earliest opportunity to address any issues.  Therefore there is no alternative option.  However Members can ask officers to provide additional information they would consider helpful for including into these standard reports.