Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor A Dale, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Overall Strategic Leadership

RESOLVED -

That Cabinet noted the quarterly outturns against the Council Plan 2019-2023 targets.

REASONS FOR DECISION –

To inform Cabinet of progress against the Council Plan targets and to bring to its attention specific achievements and areas of concern. 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - No other options were considered.  The report provided information and an overview of performance against agreed targets. 

Please note that this was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers

Cabinet considered performance against the Council Plan targets for the fourth quarter of the 2020-21 financial year. Members heard how nearly half of the Plan targets had been on track to be achieved. They also heard that as a result of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, there had been less progress than expected on 25% of the targets.

Members discussed the performance information. Cabinet noted that the target ECO 20 - to ensure that tourism was a focus for the Economic Development Team - was overdue.  Members were reminded that this target was currently being reviewed as part of a wider assessment of the Housing Strategy and Economic Development Service. In this context, a revised staffing structure for this service was in the process of being developed and costed.

Cabinet also noted that the Planning Service did not achieve target ENV 05 - to carry out two proactive planning enforcement exercises during the year. Members were reminded that the Service had now received additional resources, which should enable it to carry out these enforcement exercises during the 2021-22 financial year.

Cabinet considered the overdue target SER 18 - to review the Council’s Petition Scheme. They noted how this target this would be addressed as part of the wider review of the Council’s Constitution. Any relevant amendments would be discussed by the Standards Committee and have to be agreed by Council.

RESOLVED - That Cabinet noted the quarterly outturns against the Council Plan 2019-2023 targets.

REASONS FOR DECISION – To inform Cabinet of progress against the Council Plan targets and to bring to its attention specific achievements and areas of concern. 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - No other options were considered.  The report provided information and an overview of performance against agreed targets.