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Agenda item
Quarter 3 Performance Monitoring Report
Stephen Dodson (Head of Strategic Programmes)
Minutes:
The Head of Strategic Programmes presented the report. Setting out performance information up to the end of quarter 3, i.e. 31st December 2023.
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee asked questions.
Cllr Patmore asked when the East Hill Cliff Railway issues will be addressed and when it will re-open? Cllr Hilton agreed to respond with a written answer.
Cllr Foster asked regarding apprentices employed per a quarter. The Chief Executive answered a response was given regarding apprentices in November, the council currently has 3 and others will be considered when possible.
Action: The committee asked for the performance indicator to be reviewed.
Cllr Patmore asked regarding Audit and if there is an update on accounts being audited. Cllr Barnett answered the accounts from previous years haven’t been completed and this is a national issue. The Chief Finance Officer explained that the 20/21 accounts will go to the April Audit committee. There should be a 23/24 value for money audit available in the summer.
Cllr Carr asked regarding Housing Strategy and why the performance indicator is green when the Housing Strategy was meant to be available for pre-scrutiny. Cllr Hilton answered the work on the Housing Strategy is ongoing and that she would be happy for the Housing Strategy to be available for pre-scrutiny. The target was still Green as of December 23 but by year-end is likely to be red.
Action: The committee requested for the tracker to be moved to Housing Strategy
Cllr Patmore asked regarding a drop in social media interaction. Cllr Hilton answered an update would be requested. The Chief Executive explained data from twitter is no longer available.
Cllr Carr asked when the dog PSPO’s will be commenced. As there is a deleted post in the warden service, will the target be reviewed? Cllr Haffenden answered there should be an update regarding dog PSPO’s next week.
Action: The committee request the PSPO target to be reviewed
Cllr Patmore explained it is difficult reviewing figures from December in March. The housing figures do not seem to have plateaued as has been suggested elsewhere. Cllr Barnett answered the demand for housing has plateaued, but the cost has continued to increase.
Action: The Committee asked that cost figures, separate to the demand figures are included in the performance dashboard
Cllr Patmore asked regarding the performance indicator for ending rough sleeping and what is being measured. The Head of Strategic Programmes answered this will be reviewed with the Head of Housing and Cllr Willis. The Chair highlighted that some figures are as whole number percentages and others are there as fractions.
Action: The Committee asked for figures to be uniform throughout the performance indicators
Resolved (Unanimously)
1. That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee review performance for statutory performance indicators for Quarter 3.
2. That staff be thanked for their hard work and achievements to date.
Reasons
1. To assist the council to undertake performance and financial monitoring arrangements.
2. That O&S and the public can review performance and highlight both achievements and areas of concern
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