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: The following declarations of interest were made in accordance with the Code of Conduct in relation to items under discussion at this meeting –
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To confirm the minutes of the Support Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel held on 27 January 2011. Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2011 are 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 a copy of the panel’s tracking resolutions and any feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board on issues which concern this panel. Minutes: The Panel noted its tracking resolutions. |
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REVENUES AND BENEFITS UPDATE PDF 246 KB The Director for Corporate Support will submit a report to the panel giving an update on the Revenues and Benefits Service. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, People, Property and Governance, John Paul Sanders, Assistant Director for Customer Services and Business Transformation and Martine Collins, Customer Services Manager presented a report and gave a presentation providing an update on the Revenues and Benefits Service. Councillors were informed that –
Following questions from members it was reported that –
Members commented that –
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ACCOMMODATION, PEOPLE'S AND ICT STRATEGIES The Assistant Head of Asset Management, Head of HR and Organisational Development and the Assistant Director for ICT will provide a presentation on the Accommodation, People’s and ICT strategies. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, People, Property and Governance, Neville Cannon, Assistant Director for ICT, Chris Trevitt, Head of Capital and Assets and Guy Dickson, Senior HR Advisor gave presentations on the Accommodation, People’s and ICT strategies. Councillors were informed that –
Following a recommendation from the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board on 26 January 2011 members were provided with an update on data sharing between agencies and were informed that –
Following questions from members it was reported that –
Following the presentation on the ICT Strategy and Data Sharing members were provided with a joint update on both the Accommodation and Peoples Strategies as follows –
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INVEST TO SAVE PROJECTS The panel will receive a verbal update on the ‘Invest to Save’ projects. Minutes: This item was discussed in conjunction with agenda item 67. Accommodation, People’s and ICT Strategies. |
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PROCURE TO PAY UPDATE PDF 79 KB The panel will receive an overview and a progress update on the ‘Procure to Pay’ initiative. Minutes: Councillor Ian Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Finance, People, Property and Governance, Jane Keeley, Strategic Procurement Manager and Nicky Allen, Senior Product Portfolio Manager provided an update on Procure to Pay. Councillors were informed that –
In response to members questions it was reported that –
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VALUE FOR MONEY (VFM) QUARTERLY UPDATE The panel will receive a VFM quarterly update on the ethos of VFM across the council. Minutes: Paul Chapman, the Head of Value for Money and Efficiencies, provided the Panel with an update on the Value for Money Quarterly Update.
The Panel was informed that –
Agreed that Paul Chapman, Head of Value for Money and Efficiencies would provide the data collated on financial and non-financial benefits for local communities at a future meeting. |
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BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE REPORT PDF 211 KB 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 presented the Budget and Performance Report. Following questions from members it was reported that –
Agreed that the sickness levels and reasons for sickness across all council departments would be distributed to panel members.
The report was noted. |
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To receive the panel’s work programme for 2010/2011. Minutes: The panel noted its 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. |