Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive

Cabinet Member:     Councillor Alam (in advisory role)

Commissioner:         Myers

Recommendations:

1.    That the overall position and direction of travel in relation to performance be noted

2.    That discussion be given to measures which have not progressed in accordance with the target set and the actions required to improve performance, including future performance clinics

3.    That the future performance reporting timetable for 2016/17 be noted. 

Further to Minute No. 26 of the meeting of Full Council held on 13^th July, 2016, consideration was given to the report detailing Quarter 3 performance for the Corporate Plan.

The Performance Report and Performance Scorecard (Appendices A and B) provided an analysis of the Council’s current performance against 14 key delivery outcomes and 103 measures (the Corporate Plan included 86 measures, however, a number of these included different measurable elements).  This report was based on the position of available data at the end of December, 2016, along with an overview of progress on key projects and activities which also contributed towards the delivery of the Corporate Plan.   

At the end of the third quarter (October – December 2016) 25 measures were progressing above or in line with the target set.  Although this represented 24.3% of the total number of measures, performance data showed that 43.9% of measures which have data available for the first quarter were on target. 28.1% (16) of performance measures measured this quarter have not progressed in accordance with the target set (15.5% overall). 

Cabinet Members provided an update in accordance with current performance for service areas:-

Councillor Lelliott was pleased to report on the good progress with Tata, the allocation of funding for the new H.E. campus, the acquisition of Forge Island, as well as the notification that McLaren were coming to Rotherham, which would only improve investment opportunities.

Councillor Hoddinott reported on the good progress with universal services following the appointment and work of the new Waste Manager with the number of missed bin collections reducing from 62 missed bins per 100,000 in the summer, above the national average of 60, down to 38 per 100,000 in the last quarter.  The Waste Manager and his staff needed to be congratulated on the progress being made.

LGA survey results also showed people were more satisfied with 81% indicating Rotherham as a place to live.  This reflected some of the positive work on that performance.

More negatively domestic violence had seen a 43% increase in reporting since last year, positive in one sense, but assurances would be sought that services could respond to such an increase in the year.  An update was to be provided to the Safer Rotherham Partnership on this issue.

There had been some improvement in anti-social behaviour over the last two months and a performance clinic had been held recently with external challenge from partners in South Yorkshire.  Again recommendations on this clinic were to be considered by the Safer Rotherham Partnership. 

More focus needed to be given to the dip in Fixed Penalty Notices and prosecutions for fly tipping.  However, more positively were the increase of Fixed Penalty Notices from 7 to 164 in the last quarter for littering and dog fouling.

Councillor Yasseen reported on the 6% dip in performance for the borrowing of books and other materials and the challenging target of 25,000 users for the whole year.  Not covered in this measure were the number of users  ...  view the full minutes text for item 170