Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Ross Johnston, Democratic Support Officer Email: ross.johnston@plymouth.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members will be asked to make declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest in accordance with the code of conduct. |
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To confirm the minutes of the last Support Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel held on 8 July 2010. Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the 8 July 2010 be confirmed as a correct record. |
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CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Minutes: There were no items of Chair’s urgent business. |
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TRACKING RESOLUTIONS AND FEEDBACK FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY MANAGEMENT BOARD PDF 53 KB To receive any feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Board on issues which concern this panel. Minutes: The tracking resolutions were noted by panel members. |
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CIP 2 - INFORMING AND INVOLVING RESIDENTS UPDATE To receive an update on Corporate Improvement Priority 2 – Informing and Involving residents. Minutes: Councillor Glenn Jordan, Cabinet Member for Customer Services and Jo Atkey, Policy and Performance Officer gave a presentation on Corporate Improvement Priority 2 – Informing and Involving Residents. Councillors were informed that –
In response to questions raised it was reported that –
Agreed that –
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CIP 13 - SUPPORTING COUNCIL STAFF TO PERFORM BETTER UPDATE To receive an update on Corporate Improvement Priority 13 – Supporting Council Staff to Perform Better. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property, People and Governance and Mark Grimley, Assistant Director for HR and Organisational Development gave a presentation on Corporate Improvement Priority 13 – Supporting Council Staff to Perform Better. Councillors were informed that –
In response to councillors questions it was reported that –
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To receive an update from the Assistant Director for HR and Organisational Development on the appraisal system. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property, People and Governance, Mark Grimley, Assistant Director for HR and Organisational Development gave an update on the Appraisal Review. Grace Hughes, Operational Development Manager was also in attendance to provide an overview of how the appraisal system was implemented in the catering department. Councillors were informed by Grace Hughes that –
In response to members questions it was reported that –
Agreed that –
The Chair thanked Mark Grimley, Assistant Director for HR and Organisational Development and Grace Hughes, Operational Development Manager for their attendance. |
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CIP 14 - PROVIDING BETTER VALUE FOR MONEY UPDATE To receive an update on Corporate Improvement Priority 14 – Providing Better Value for Money. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property, People and Governance and Paul Chapman, Head of VFM and Efficiency gave a presentation on Corporate Improvement Priority 14 – Providing Better Value for Money and the VFM Quarterly Update. Councillors were informed that –
Councillors were also informed on how the VFM ethos was being embedded across the council. It was reported that –
Councillors were given an overview of how corporate sustainability was being improved in relation to one of the key milestones within CIP 14. Councillors were informed that -
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VFM QUARTERLY UPDATE To receive the VFM quarterly update on the ethos of VFM across the council. Minutes: This item was discussed in conjunction with agenda item 30. CIP 14 – Providing Better Value for Money update. |
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BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE REPORT PDF 1 MB To receive an update report on budget and performance. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property, People and Governance and Paul Chapman, Head of VFM and Efficiency presented the Budget and Performance Report. Members were informed that –
It was commented by councillors that –
Agreed that a written response from David Northey be requested and emailed to panel members providing a breakdown of the £691k efficiencies in Corporate Support core services.
The Chair thanked Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property, People and Governance and Paul Chapman, Head of VFM and Efficiency for their attendance. |
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QUARTERLY SCRUTINY REPORT PDF 90 KB To approve the Support Services Overview and Scrutiny report for the first quarter. Minutes: Agreed that the first quarterly scrutiny report be noted. |
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To receive the panel’s work programme for 2010/2011. Minutes: Agreed to approve the revised work programme for 2010/11. |
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EXEMPT BUSINESS To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) … of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Minutes: There were no items of exempt business. |