Issue - meetings

This report informs Members of the latest projections for revenue and capital expenditure for the Neighbourhood Services portfolio, traded accounts and progress against the directorate plan priorities – including performance against target for the directorate’s key performance indicators.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised to:

(i)         approve the financial and performance position of the portfolio.

(ii)               approve the request to release contingency, subject to the approval of the Executive.

Decision of the Executive Member:

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  In accordance with budgetary and performance monitoring procedures.

Members received a report presenting the latest projections for revenue and capital expenditure for the Neighbourhood Services portfolio and traded accounts and progress against the directorate plan priorities, including performance against target for the directorate’s key performance indicators.

The Director of Neighbourhood Services updated Members on performance. He reported that the graffiti website had now been launched and appealed to members of public to work with the Council by taking photos of graffiti tags and submitting them through the website and passing on any information they had on taggers to enable officers to update the database. He reported that recently there had been a number of arrests for graffiti.

The Director of Neighbourhood Services reported a positive improvement in sickness levels by announcing that the forecast for sickness absence for 2008-09 was down by 1.5% on 2007-08. The Executive Member requested information on actions that the department was taking regarding sickness including figures which make a distinction between long term sickness and those illnesses requiring only 1-2 days off work. ¹

The Director of Neighbourhood Services answered Members queries in relation to other performance issues. He then updated Members on financial issues and responded to questions raised on specific areas. 

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised to:

(i)         approve the financial and performance position of the portfolio.

(ii)               approve the request to release contingency, subject to the approval of the Executive. ²

Decision of the Executive Member:

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  In accordance with budgetary and performance monitoring procedures.