Agenda item

Part A - Corporate Performance

Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Colin Swansborough

Part B - Financial Performance (including end of year outturn)

Report of Chief Finance Officer

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Stephen Holt

(Key decision)

(1) To note the achievements and progress against Corporate Plan priorities for 2018/19, as set out in part A of the report.

(2) To agree changes to the Council’s performance indicators for 2019/20, as recommended by the Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 10 June 2019.

(3) To agree the General Fund, HRA and Collection Fund financial performance for 2018/19, as set out in part B of the report.

(4) To approve the transfer from/to reserves as set out at appendix 4 to the report.

(5) To approve the amended capital programme as set out at appendix 5 to the report.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Finance Officer and Director of Regeneration and Planning updating them on the Council’s performance against Corporate Plan priority actions, performance indicators and targets for 2018/19.

Visiting members, Councillor Ansell and Councillor Freebody addressed the Cabinet on this item.

The report detailed good news for the year including the official opening of the Beacon, Congress Theatre and significant improvements for the Town Centre including delivery of new bus shelters.

Missed targets included planning, emergency accommodation and call handling. It was acknowledged that significant external pressures such as the national housing crisis and Universal credit continued to affect the authority.

The Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on the 10 June 2019 requested the Cabinet to consider making some changes to the Council’s performance indicators for 2019/20. The Cabinet unanimously agreed to support the recommendations of Scrutiny Committee.

The Assistant Director for Corporate Governance reported on the impact of the devolved budget scheme that was designed to spend on quick fix one-off works or initiative to improve the lives of residents. Since its introduction in 2008, over 700 schemes had been delivered to the community, totalling over £750,000.

Part B of the report detailed the Council’s financial performance for the same quarter and included the end of year outturn. 

Section 1.3 of the report detailed the main variances between the revised budget and actual net expenditure. Section 3.5 of the report detailed commentary on the council’s larger capital expenditure schemes.

The Cabinet thanked officers for their work in ensuring that the Council’s finances were on target and significant reserves had been secured.

Resolved (Key decision)

(1) To note the achievements and progress against Corporate Plan priorities for 2018/19, as set out in Part A of the report.

(2) To agree changes to the Council’s performance indicators for 2019/20, as recommended by the Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 10 June 2019.

(3) To agree the General Fund, HRA and Collection Fund financial performance for 2018/19, as set out in part B of the report.

(4) To approve the transfer from/to reserves as set out at appendix 4 to the report.

(5) To approve the amended capital programme as set out at appendix 5 to the report.

Reason for decisions:

To enable Cabinet members to consider specific aspects of the Council’s progress and performance.