Agenda item

Report of Chief Executive and Community and Corporate Planning Manager

Summary

This report covers the Council’s performance for the period 01 July to 30 September 2009 as measured through the Performance Management Framework.

Recommendations

The Executive is recommended:

(1)               To note the many achievements referred to in paragraph 1.3.

(2)               To request that officers report in the third quarter on the items identified in paragraph 1.4 where performance was below target or there are emerging issues.

(3)               To agree the responses identified to issues raised in the last quarterly performance report in paragraph 2.1 or to request additional action or information.

Agreed

The Chief Executive submitted a report which explained the Council’s performance for the period 1 July to 30 September 2009 as measured through the Performance Management Framework. The corporate scorecard is central to the framework and covers seven areas of performance: Local Area Assessment, the Community Plan, Corporate Plan Promises, Priority Service Indicators, Financial Performance, Human Resources and Customer Feedback.

Resolved

1)       That the many achievements in relation to the Local Development Framework and Housing Services be noted

2)       That Officers be requested to report in the third quarter on items with low performance such as the Markets contract and planning appeal decisions.

3)     That the responses to issues identified in the previous quarterly report be noted.

Reasons - This report presents the Council’s performance against its corporate scorecard for the second quarter of 2009/10. It includes an overview of our successes, areas for improvement and emerging issues to be considered.