Agenda item

Councillor Clarence Barrett Cabinet Member for Financial Management, introduced the report

The report before Cabinet set out the Council’s performance against the corporate performance indicators and annual targets for 2014/15 according to the five Living Ambition goals of the previous year’s Corporate Plan (Environment, Learning, Towns & Communities, Individuals and Value).

The report identified where the Council was performing well (Green) and not so well (Amberand Red).  The “RAG” ratings for 2014/15 were:

·           Red = more than 10% off the annual target and where performance had not improved compared to the same quarter last year

·           Amber= more than 10% off the annual target and where performance had improved or been maintained compared to the same quarter in the previous year

·           Green = on or within 10% of the annual target

Where the RAG rating was ‘Red’, corrective action had been included in the report.  This highlighted what action the Council was taking to address poor performance, where appropriate.

Also included in the report was a Direction of Travel (DoT) column to compare:

·           Short term performance – with the previous quarter (Quarter 4 / annual 2014/15 with Quarter 3 2014/15)

·           Long term performance – with the previous year (annual 2014/15 with annual 2013/14)

Reasons for the decision:

To provide Cabinet Members with an update on the Council’s performance against the Corporate Performance Indicators and annual targets in line with best practice.

Alternative Options Considered

N/A.

Cabinet:

Reviewed the performance indicators set out in Appendix 1 to the report and noted the corrective action that was being taken where necessary.

Agreed the proposed amendments to the performance targets for various corporate performance indicators set as part of the Corporate Plan and detailed in the report.

Noted the content of the Demand Pressures Dashboard attached at Appendix 2 to the report.