Issue - meetings

The Shadow Executive considered a report which was listed as item 8 on the agenda for the Executive meeting on 25 July, at page 57.  The report sought approval for a proposed 3 year Organisational Effectiveness Programme (OEP) and asked Members to consider how the Executive might most effectively support and have involvement in delivery of the OEP. 

Having discussed the issues set out in the report, the following comments were agreed:

The Shadow Executive:

·  Noted, with regards to paragraph 4 of the report, that the issue of needing to deliver significant organisational improvement and a change in culture in the Council had been recognised 4 years ago and had led to the establishment of the Transforming York programme.

·  Was disappointed to see 4 years later that little progress had been made and that the process was having to be restarted.

·  Was concerned as to whether the report properly addressed the issue, expressing the view that it remained light on the issue of implementing culture change, contained actions which only amounted to a “to do list” and dealt with resourcing implications cursorily.

·  Was particularly concerned whether staffing resources were available to deliver the programme.

·  Highlighted that to be effective the Council needed to be open and well led and there were currently problems in this regard, openly informing and positively engaging with the public.

RESOLVED:(i) That the Executive be asked to take the above comments into account when considering this item.

                        (ii)        That the item not be called in.