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Corporate Performance Quarter 2 2017/2018.

The Financial Performance section of this report will be to follow.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Deputy Chief Executive regarding Quarter 2 2017/18 performance against the Corporate Plan priority actions, performance indicators and targets.

 

The Head of Finance provided a review with regard to the variances between profile budgets and actuals, and a forecast of total borrowing to April 2020 was provided to members.

 

Members’ discussion included:

·       A request for there to be a distinction between Lewes District Council staff and Eastbourne Borough Council staff with regard to staff sickness data.

·       A request for there to be a distinction between office-based staff and depot staff with regard to staff sickness data.

·       That the Performance and Programmes Lead provide the Committee with further information about the Hotel of Excellence project, particularly with regard to funding.

·       That the Monitoring Officer provide the Committee with further information with regard to the funding, description and governance of the  Devonshire Park project before the next meeting of the Committee.

 

Officers responded that:

·       All Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough Council employees were now a single team collectively employed by Eastbourne Borough Council, and therefore absence reporting would reflect this.

·       The Human Resources department were working on separating sickness statistics of office and depot staff.

·       The Head of Business Planning and Performance referred members to the further detail on the Hotel of Excellence provided in the report appendix which provided further details about the initiative.

·       The Monitoring Officer noted members’ concerns regarding the Devonshire Park Project and agreed to liaise with the Devonshire Park Project Board and discuss at the next corporate management team meeting then respond to members in due course.

 

Resolved:

(1)  That members noted the achievements and progress against Corporate Plan priorities for 2017/18.

 

Reason:

To demonstrate the discharge of the Scrutiny Committee function to monitor all aspects of performance management activities as required by Part 3 section 2.2 (7) of the Constitution of the Council.

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