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FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT REPORT TO END OF QUARTER FOUR (January - March) 2017-18

Meeting: 06/06/2018 - Cabinet (Item 4)

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Decision:

That the contents of the attached report be noted that the recommendation that the Council continues to monitor performance alongside the latest financial information for the same period be agreed.

 

Minutes:

A report was submitted to Cabinet updating Members on the performance of individual Council services along with related financial information.

 

The Portfolio Holder for Finance and Efficiency thanked the Executive Director – Resources and Support Services and his team for the work that they had done.

 

Members’ attention was drawn to Appendix A of the report.

 

Monthly monitoring reports would continue to be sent to all Members.  The Chair requested that the next report contain background information to assist the new Members.

 

The Leader/Portfolio Holder for Corporate and Service Improvement, People and Partnerships drew members’ attention to Appendix B.

 

Paragraph 2.1 – The Town Centre Vacancy Rate was higher than the previous year.  This was a problem being faced by all town centres. Newcastle’s town centre was being focussed on in a number of ways including the economy and tackling Anti-Social Behaviour.

 

Members were advised that  work needed to be carried out on  increasing the stall occupancy rate for markets and that  the average number of days per employee lost to sickness needed to be monitored.

 

Resolved:     That the contents of the attached report be noted that the

recommendation that the Council continues to monitor performance alongside the latest financial information for the same period be agreed.