To provide Members with an update on performance against the corporate plan and local service targets for 2016-17 as well as providing an update on the key business risks.
Minutes:
The Committee had before it and NOTED a report * from the Group Manager for Performance, Governance and Data Security providing Members with an update on performance against the Corporate Plan and local service targets for 2017-18 as well as providing an update on the key business risks.
The officer outlined the contents of the report explaining that areas within Waste and Street Scene were on target and that Home Gas safety Certificates had expired for 3 properties but that this was being dealt with following laid down procedures. She highlighted long term and short term sickness figures. These at an average over 8 years of 8.3 days per employee were in line with LGA benchmarking figures for 2016/17 of 8.2 days. Responses to Freedom of Information requests had improved and none had exceeded target time.
Discussion took place regarding:
· There were 26 Council houses at Palmerston Park due for completion in October/November and 4 at Birchen lane due for completion in September/October;
· The number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued and how to benchmark these;
· Recycling and how to reduce the number of black sacks put out for collection;
· The possibility of becoming a ‘plastic free’ District;
· The possibility that community groups and volunteers could undertake recycling education work on behalf of the authority and potential grant funding for this;
· Business continuity and the risk of cyber-attack;
· The risk of data breaches and training that was in place to prevent this;
· The Devon-wide Emergency Plan;
· Praise for the Private Sector Housing team in bringing a high number of empty homes back into use;
· Workplace welfare and a risk identified regarding levels of work in the Legal Services Team.
It was AGREED that the Director of Corporate Affairs and Business Transformation would discuss community engagement, and how volunteers could be encouraged to help the authority in areas such as recycling, at Leadership Team, and report back.
Note: - Report * previously circulated and attached to Minutes.
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