Issue - meetings

Consider report by Chief Executive.  (Copy attached.)

CORPORATE PERFORMANCE REPORT 2017/18 ANNUAL SUMMARY (AND DATA FOR QUARTER 4)

            There had been circulated copies of a report by the Chief Executive presenting a high level summary of 2017/18 performance information for Members, with details contained within Appendix 1 to the report.  Appendix 2 to the report presented the information on a quarterly basis, with detailed commentary about performance.  Mrs Watters, Policy, Performance and Planning Manager, gave a presentation to Members on how performance monitoring was currently carried out within the Council.  The report explained that as SBC approved a new corporate plan in February 2018, this would be the last performance report in this format, and a revised performance management framework was currently being developed, including reporting at local level where possible.  During 2017/18, SBC had made some significant progress, despite the ongoing challenging economic climate.  Business Gateway continued to perform well, affordable housing targets were exceeded, secondary school exclusions were significantly lower than last year and the rate of council tax collection remained high (and amongst the best in Scotland). Through monitoring performance information regularly, known areas of challenge remained a priority.  Mrs Watters answered members’ questions regarding a number of areas including base figures, surplus properties and gas and electricity usage.     

            DECISION

(a)                      NOTED:-

(i)         any changes to performance indicators outlined in Section 5 of the report; and

(ii)        that this would be the last report in the current format, and that a revised Performance Management Framework was being developed.

(b)          ACKNOWLEDGED the performance summarised in Section 6, and detailed within Appendices 1 and 2 of the report and the action that was being taken within services to improve or maintain performance.