Report No. 141/2017 from the Chief Executive was received.

Mrs Briggs, Chief Executive, introduced the report, the purpose of which was to provide Cabinet with strategic oversight of the Council’s performance for the first quarter of 2017/18 in delivering the Council’s Corporate Plan Aims and Objectives.  Members were accountable for the delivery of the Council’s Corporate Plan and the monitoring information reported on progress and highlighted any key challenges.

During discussion the following points were raised:

1. The report was based on the Corporate Plan, which was scheduled for review later in the year.
2. Mrs Briggs acknowledged Cabinet’s concerns regarding the performance indicator for Affordable Homes delivered in Quarter 1.
3. Mrs Briggs confirmed that following the Places Mangers Meeting held on 14^th August 2017 work was being undertaken to provide a coherent plan to provide a smoother delivery of affordable homes throughout all 4 quarters of the year;
4. Work would be carried out to investigate the use of Section 106 monies to support the delivery of affordable homes.
5. Consistent presentation was required throughout the report when using colour to represent Rutland in tables.
6. Dr O’Neill confirmed that improvement is expected in the performance of the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths at Key stage 1 and 2 in the coming Quarters.
7. The new Corporate Plan would be in place until 2020, the year after the next Council Elections.
8. The information in the table at point 7.5, page 8 was to include a rolling 5 quarters of information to enable an effective comparison.
9. Mr Brown confirmed that a review of the Waste Management Strategy would take place in 2017/18, this would review communication and education to residents regarding what material can go into each refuse bin.
10. Cabinet asked for the word ‘increased’ to be inserted into the last sentence on page 25 of the report concerning the Library and Childrens Centre. It would read ‘Both elements of the project are on track in terms of time and increased budget, which are both being closely monitored to ensure this position is not at risk’.
11. Cabinet asked for additional clarification to be added to the report regarding the opening of the Childrens Centre to Children and Families in October 2017.

DECISION

1.    Cabinet NOTED the overall position in relation to performance for the first quarter of 2017/18 and the actions being taken to address areas of underperformance.

Reasons for Decision

1.    At the end of Quarter 1, 93% of indicators measured were on or above target. 7% of indicators were below target and main areas of concern had been highlighted in the report and the remedial action being undertaken to improve performance had been identified.

2.    Overall performance based on activity in the first quarter of 2017/18 was satisfactory.