Best Value & Performance Review Committee

Tuesday 24 September 2002 at 2.00 pm

Present:  Councillors Calvert, Hunter, McCabe, McGhee, Mitchell and Rebecchi.

Chair:  Councillor McGhee presided.

In attendance:  Chief Executive, Depute Chief Executive, Director of Community & Protective Services, Miss E Henderson (for Director of Education Services), Director of Finance, Director of Legal & Support Services, Head of Customer Services and Head of Personnel Services.

Apologies:  Councillors Jackson, O’Rourke and Robertson (Y).

741

Completed Service Reviews

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There was submitted a report dated 10 September 2002 by the Director of Legal & Support Services advising of the up to date position on progress against the Council’s Service Review Schedule.

Noted

742

Service Review - Economic Development Service:  Business Development

742

There was submitted a report by the Depute Chief Executive on a review of the provision of the Business Development service in accordance with the Council’s Best Value Review Schedule.

Decided:  that the contents of the summary of the Service Review report appended to the report be noted and that the present service be continued with the minor changes identified within the Action Plan.

743

BVR Reviews:  Timetable

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There was submitted a report dated 5 September 2002 by the Director of Education Services advising of the up to date position with regard to service reviews within Education Services.

Noted

744

Personnel Services - Service Plan 2002/2003

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There was submitted a report dated 20 August 2002 by the Head of Personnel Services appending the Personnel Services - Service Plan 2002/2003 setting out the key priorities for the forthcoming year.

Noted

745

Service Development and Improvement Plan - Finance Services 2002/03 to 2003/04

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There was submitted a report dated 30 August 2002 by the Director of Finance on the Finance Service Development and Improvement Plan 2002/03 to 2003/04, copies of which had been circulated separately to Members, identifying a number of strategic tasks to be addressed by the Service.

Decided:

(1)   that the Finance Service Development and Improvement Plan 2002/03 to 2003/04 be approved; and

(2)   that it be remitted to the Director of Finance to submit annual monitoring reports on the Plan.

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Service Planning - Trading Services

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There was submitted a report dated 12 September 2002 by the Director of Finance (1) recommending a template for the development of service planning which had been agreed by the Corporate Management Team and (2) on the timetable for the presentation of the service plans to the Committee.

Decided:

(1)   that the template for trading services - service plan, as recommended by the Corporate Management Team, be approved;

(2)   that the service plans be submitted to the meeting of the Committee to be held on 1 April 2003; and

(3)   that the importance of the service plans in the context of performance, management and resource allocation be noted.

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Statutory Performance Indicators 2001/2002

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There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive, together with updated information and amended Appendix 1, on the current position with regard to the Statutory Performance Indicators 2001/2002.

Decided:

(1)   that it be noted the Statutory Performance Indicators 2001/2002 will shortly be forwarded to Audit Scotland and will be published in the local press by 30 September 2002; and

(2)   that it be noted Audit Scotland’s pamphlets and compendium of performance indicators giving a comparison of Councils across Scotland will be published early in 2003 and that any issues relating to Inverclyde arising from these publications will be the subject of a further report.

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Public Performance Reporting

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There was submitted a report dated 18 September 2002 by the Chief Executive (1) on the progress being made in relation to the Council’s Public Performance Reporting Framework and (2) providing a synopsis of the progress being made by service groups in relation to the internal guidance on Public Performance Reporting required in terms of the response to the corporate best value audit of the Council.

Decided:  that the current position in respect of Public Performance Reporting be noted.