Issue - meetings

Report and Presentation by Chief Executive

The Planning and Performance Management Framework and the Improvement Plan set out the structure and timescale for reporting the Council’s performance to Elected Members on a quarterly cycle.  On 26 August 2009, the Chief Executive and Directors presented the Council Scorecard and Departmental Scorecards to the Executive using the Council’s performance management system, Pyramid.  The presentation focussed on performance during the period April to June 2009, including a review of successes, areas for improvement and an outline of improvement actions for the following period.

The Chief Executive’s and Directors’ reports and Scorecards were before the Audit Committee for information and as evidence of the successful delivery of the performance management process.

A presentation was also given to the Audit Committee on the Council’s performance management system, Pyramid, including an explanation of the process for reporting scorecard information to Members, the information contained within the Scorecards and progress with the development of the performance management system and what areas still had to be developed.

Decision

1.             Noted the reports and Scorecards for the period April – June 2009; and

2.             Agreed to request Internal Audit to look at the effectiveness of the process and system of the performance planning and management framework (PPMF), including the developing role of the Policy and Performance Groups, in December 2009 and report back to the Audit Committee meeting in March 2010.

(Reference: Report by Chief Executive, submitted)