Agenda item

Report of Deputy Chief Executive.

Members considered the report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer updating Members on the Council’s performance against Corporate Plan Priority actions, indicators and milestones for 2013/14

Members were advised that Appendix 1detailed activities and outturns of the performance indicators listed within the Corporate Plan 2013/14.

The first section of Appendix 1 listed all the Corporate Plan priority actions whose in-year milestones had already been fully completed this year.

The second section of Appendix 1 listed the ongoing actions showing all milestones that were scheduled for completion in 2013/4 and any incomplete milestones from earlier in the year along with commentary to explain the context behind them.

Of the 38 Key Performance Indicators reported in the Corporate Plan this quarter, 9 were currently showing as “Red,” 16 were showing as “Green,” 4 were showing as “Amber” and 9 were “data only” or contextual PIs.  The off target PIs were;

• TL_060 Online accommodation referrals made
• DE_009 Increased allotment plot numbers
• ECSP_004 Violent crime in a public place
• CD_052 Number of homes where Category 1 hazards have been remedied
• CD_055 Number of completed adaptations
• CD_056 Average number of days for assistance with adaptations
• CD_156 Number of households living in temporary accommodation
• CS_003 Sickness absence – average days lost per employee
• CS_011 Telephone call abandonment rate

Members noted the position of the General Fund as of the end of the year showed a net spend on service expenditure of £14.593m.

The provision outturn variance of £25,000 showed a movement of £65,000 compared to the December projected variance of £40,000.  

Service expenditure for the year was a variance of £(190,000) mainly as a result of:

·         Catering Service £182k

·         Grounds Maintenance settlement of disputed sum £122k

·         Housing Benefits Administration£77k

·         Dotto Train £71k

·         Settlement of Land Charges Claims 48k

These had been offset principally by the following favourable variances:

·         Housing Benefit Subsidy and recovery of HB Overpayments (290k)

·         Refuse Collection Contract (£154k)

·         Savings and additional income in Bereavement Service (£130k)

·         Bed and Breakfast (69K)

·         Downlands income and grant (61k)

The General Fund Summary figures included the transfers to and from reserves as shown in Appendix 3 of the report.

The summary of capital expenditure was shown at Appendix 5 of the report.  The revised capital programme for 2013/14 was £16.2m and the outturn £15.6m representing a variance of £597,072 or 3.7%.  A detailed reason for the variance against each scheme was shown at appendix 5 of the report.

The report provided an overview of performance against the authority’s priority actions and indicators as at the end of 2013/14.  Revenue expenditure was in line with budget monitoring predictions and the outturn variance represented less than 0.14% of net budgeted expenditure.

The council continued to have general balances in excess of the declared minimum which provided flexibility for future investment in corporate plan priorities over the medium term as well as providing funding for invest to save schemes and asset management requirements.

The Housing Revenue Account outturn delivered a surplus representing 1.8% over turnover. The HRA balance was in line with expectations and was sufficiently robust to support the housing self-financing 30 year business plan.  96% of the capital programme was delivered in year and in line with resources allocated.

NOTED.