The subject of the decision:

The Council Plan set out the direction for the Council for the next two years and had been updated to reflect changes to community needs.  It showed the Council’s goals and gave measurable outcomes.  The Council’s approach to performance management was designed to ensure that priorities were effectively implemented, monitored and managed to achieve real improvements in the quality of life in the local community.  This report provided details on progress against the Council’s priorities and information on actions to address under performance.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To review the Council’s performance against the refreshed Council Plan key priorities to ascertain whether performance was on target and being managed.

THE DECISION:

That:-

(1)     progress made against the Council Plan as detailed in Annex ‘A’ of the report be endorsed; and

(2)     in future, the Performance Report be presented to Scrutiny Committee for consideration prior to being submitted to Cabinet.

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