Meeting documents
Cabinet
Wednesday, 7th December, 2005
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Bath & North East Somerset Council |
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MEETING: |
Council Executive |
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On 7 December 2005 |
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TITLE: |
Council performance report for July - November |
EXECUTIVE FORWARD PLAN REFERENCE: |
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EWP |
01198 |
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List of attachments to this report: Appendix 1 - Council quarterly performance report |
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1 THE ISSUE
1.1 This report introduces a new Council report on performance which is attached as Appendix 1.
2 RECOMMENDATION
The Council Executive is asked to note the contents of this report and consider whether additional actions are required to improve performance.
3 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
3.1 Contained within the report
4 THE REPORT
4.1 The Executive has received 4 monthly Performance reports on cross council topics for some years, plus a 6 monthly Council Performance report. We have now introduced a new Performance Monitoring System which enables more flexible web-based analysis of performance across the Council. The report enclosed in the Appendix is the first public report from the new system.
4.2 We have taken the opportunity to simplify the performance report in order to make it more easily understood. The system allows a variety of different analyses, for instance we are producing reports designed for each Overview & Scrutiny Panel. The enclosed report is the one we propose for the Executive to receive every 3 months.
4.3 The report contains a report on progress, by Executive portfolio, including performance indicators published in the Council's Performance Plan. This replaces the 4 monthly performance reports.
4.4 The report includes a summary, by portfolio, of key achievements and issues for the period July - November 2005, plus an accompanying summary of the progress against performance targets, showing whether we are achieving target to date (`green', `amber' or `red') and whether we are improving or deteriorating since the previous quarter( < or ® )
5 RISK MANAGEMENT
5.1 A risk assessment related to the issue and recommendations has been undertaken, in compliance with the Council's decision making risk management guidance.
6 RATIONALE
6.1 This report is a key part of the Council's performance management framework
7 OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED
7.1 The new system allows for a wide range of flexible reporting analyses. The report proposed is our preferred public report as we believe it explains progress against complex targets in a simple fashion.
8 CONSULTATION
8.1 We have consulted the Executive Councillor with responsibility for Performance, other Executive members and O&S Chairs, Section 151 Finance Officer, Chief Executive, Monitoring Officer
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Contact person |
Peter Rowntree - 01225 394567 |
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Background papers |
None |