Issue - meetings

This report combines performance and financial information for the Chief Executives Directorate for Monitor 1 2008-09. The Executive Member is asked to note the financial and performance position of the portfolio and to recommend the Executive to release a contingency sum to fund the additional cost of Members superannuation costs.

Members considered the performance and financial information for the Chief Executive’s Directorate for the 2008/09 Monitor 1. The performance element covers key and Council Plan indicators and projects, and the financial aspect deals with performance against budget for the Chief Executive’s Directorate.

The latest budget for the Directorate totalled £4,873k and current projections showed that the Directorate would overspend by £105k, which equated to 0.95% of the gross expenditure budget. Included in the overspend was a projected cost of £20k in allowing Members access to the superannuation scheme and it was recommended that a request was made to the Executive to fund this pressure.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Leader be advised to

(i)    Note the financial and performance position of the portfolio;

(ii) Recommend to the Executive to release a contingency sum of £20k to fund the additional cost of Members superannuation costs.

Decision of the Executive Leader

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

REASON:            In accordance with budgetary and performance monitoring procedures.

Members considered the performance and financial information for the Chief Executive’s Directorate for the 2008/09 Monitor 1. The performance element covered key and Council Plan indicators and projects, and the financial aspect dealt with performance against budget for the Chief Executive’s Directorate.

The latest budget for the Directorate totalled £4,873k and current projections showed that the Directorate would overspend by £105k, which equated to 0.95% of the gross expenditure budget. Included in the overspend was a projected cost of £20k in allowing Members access to the superannuation scheme and it was recommended that a request was made to the Executive to fund this pressure.

Members questioned the following points:

·        Details of the new occupational health contact and the proposed management training;

·        Paragraph 38: Scrutiny structures project review – when will further consultation take place with Groups? (Officers to reply by email); ^1.

·        Paragraph 40: Ongoing work to respond to the Act – when will Members be consulted? (Officers to reply by email); ^2.

·        Single Improvement Plan – further details requested in particular how and when Members would be updated on the Plan (Officers to reply by email); ^3.

·        In which Directorates was good progress being made, paragraph 46 refers (Officers to reply by email); ^4.

·         BVPI 12: Number of staff days lost to sickness (and stress) across the Council – 08/09 target;

Following further discussion

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Leader be advised to

(i)    Note the financial and performance position of the portfolio;

(ii) Recommend to the Executive to release a contingency sum of £20k to fund the additional cost of Members superannuation costs. ^5.

Decision of the Executive Leader

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

REASON:            In accordance with budgetary and performance monitoring procedures.