Issue - meetings

The Committee heard from the Change, Programme and Performance Manager who explained that the Council undertook a bi-annual review of the Progress & Delivery performance management framework to ensure that the included measures and associated targets remained fit for purpose, and that they provided the information necessary to improve services. An element of this review was the creation of a cross-party Members’ Working Group, which allowed Members to view the proposed measure set and gave the opportunity for Members to feed into the measure set prior to formal approval.

It was highlighted that the purpose of the working group was to review the proposed key performance indicators and associated targets, ensuring they reflected a balanced scorecard approach; targets were ‘stretch based’ to reflect the Council’s ambitions and enable a transparent view of performance across the Council’s service areas. The presented report asked the Committee to commission a time-limited, cross party Member Working Group, and for volunteers of the Committee to join the group. It was anticipated that the working group would be in the format of a two-hour workshop in November, to be held at the convenience of Members.

It was summarised that information derived from this workshop would be used to inform the development of the 2024/25 Progress & Delivery Framework report that was scheduled for formal approval by the Corporate Policy and Resources in February 2024.

The Chairman thanked the Change, Programme and Performance Manager and invited comments from the Committee.

Members were content with the report and, having sought clarification, it was confirmed that the measure set review started with conversations between Team Managers and the Performance Team and ended with the formal Committee approval. There was opportunity for Senior Officers and Councillors to be involved through the entire process. It was suggested that information could be shared via the Members’ Newsletter and this was greeted with positive reactions from all in the room.

On seeking volunteers, the Chairman confirmed those to be involved, and, having been moved, seconded and put to the vote, it was unanimously

            RESOLVED that

a)    the creation of a cross-party Member Working Group to review the 2024/25 Progress & Delivery framework and associated measures, be approved; and

b)    the group membership consist of: Councillors J. McGhee, P. Key, M. Palmer and M. Westley.