Issue - meetings

To consider a report on the 2013/2014 First Quarter Review of Performance.

Cabinet considered a report on the 2013/2014 First Quarter Review of Performance.

The detail of the report was set out in Annex 1 which gave a summary and detailed information about the Council’s financial and non-financial  performance at the first quarter year stage of 2013/2014. The report also requested approval for supplementary estimates.   

Section 1 of the report brought together the impact that service performance, the change management programme and financial performance were having on the five outcomes in the Council’s 3 Year Plan. Section 2 provided an update on the overall Financial Stability of the Council. Section 3 provided a summary of the key issues relating to the Council’s Workforce Development Plan.   

The Portfolio Holder for Finance advised that the method of reporting had been changed in accordance with best practice to relate performance to desired outcomes.

Councillor S Wilkinson, Chairman of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee, said that the Committee had considered the report a week earlier and had welcomed the overall results whilst recognising that there were issues around adult services. The Committee had also welcomed the change in reporting to relate performance to outcomes.

RESOLVED

That

1.    Cabinet notes:

§  the summary of performance against the Council’s 5 key outcomes  (Section 1 of the report); 

§  the projected Service revenue and capital outturn positions (Section 2);

§  the overall financial stability of the Council, and the impact on the Council’s general reserves position (Section 2);

§  the delivery of the overall Capital Programme (Section 2, paragraphs 121 to 123 and Appendix 4);

§  reductions in the approved capital programme (Appendix 5);

§  Supplementary Capital Estimates and Virements up to £250,000 In accordance with Finance Procedure Rules  (Appendix 6a);

§  the Council’s invoiced debt position (Appendix 9);

§  the service performance successes achieved during the first quarter of 2013/2014, underperformance against targets and how these will be addressed (Section 1 and  Appendix 10);    

§  Workforce Development and staffing issues (Section 3).

2.    Cabinet approves:

§  Supplementary Capital Estimates and Virements over £250,000 but under £1m  in accordance with Finance Procedure Rules (Appendix 6b);

§  Supplementary Revenue Estimates to be funded by additional specific grant (Appendix 8a). 

3.    Cabinet recommends that Council approve:

§  Supplementary Capital Estimates and Virements over £1m in accordance with Finance Procedure Rules  (Appendix 6c);

§  Supplementary Revenue Estimates to be funded from General Reserves (Appendix 8b); 

§  a Supplementary Revenue Estimate of over £1m for Public Health to be funded from additional ring-fenced grant (Appendix 8a); 

§  the establishment of a specific earmarked reserve to hold any underspend on the Elections Budget for use in years when Elections take place. (Appendix 11, para 46).