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MINUTES Minutes: The
Minutes of the meeting held on 7th March 2006 having been printed
and circulated, were taken as read and signed by the Chairman as a correct
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME Minutes: It was noted that no questions had been received. |
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MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE BOARD Minutes: The Minutes of the Executive Board and the
Executive Board Sub-Committee, relating to the work of the Corporate Services
Policy and Performance Board since its last meeting, were submitted for
information. RESOLVED: That the Minutes be noted. |
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Staff Consultation Meetings Minutes: The Board received an update on the
Staff/Member meetings which had taken place in the previous Municipal Year. The
Vice-Chairman, Councillor Lowe, commented that previously meetings had been
held on Thursday and there was a need for this to be varied. It was reported that the turnout at the
meetings had been good and a number of issues had been raised which included
contaminated land at Catalyst House, Single Status and working conditions at
Grosvenor House. The Council’s Public
Relations Department had been asked to publish an article in the in-house
magazine requesting feedback from employees on the staff/member meetings. Arising from the
discussion, it was agreed that a further report would be submitted to the Board
on staff communication levels and also on the feedback from employees on the
staff consultation meetings. RESOLVED: That a further report be submitted to the Board on staff communication levels and on the feedback received from staff on the Staff Consultation Meetings. |
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Terms of Reference Minutes: As part of the recent revision of the
Council’s Constitution at Annual Council on 19th May 2006, a number
of changes had been made to the
Council’s decision-making structure to be implemented in the 2006/07 Municipal
Year. The changes had been made in order to bring the Policy and
Performance Boards in line with the
Council’s Strategic Priorities as contained within the Corporate and Community
Plans. An extract from the
Council’s Constitution setting out the terms of reference relevant to the
Corporate Services Policy and Performance Board had been circulated for
consideration. RESOLVED: That the
Terms of Reference be noted. |
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Annual Report 2005/06 Minutes: The Board considered a copy of the Annual Report for the Corporate Services Policy and Performance Board for 2005/06. RESOLVED: That the report be noted. |
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Work Programme 2006/07 Minutes: The Board considered the draft work
programme for the coming year which included the proposed method of working,
timetable and anticipated outcomes. Arising from the discussion it was agreed
that a report would be brought to the next meeting on Halton Direct Link which
was a work topic from the previous Municipal Year. It was also agreed that the following topics
would be included in the Board’s work programme for 2006/07 with membership as
detailed:
RESOLVED: That (1)
the work programme
and timetable set out above be approved; and (2) the Lead Officer for each
topic agrees a detailed scope with the Chair on the nominated Lead Members. |
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Performance Management Reports Quarter 4 Minutes: The Board considered a report which outlined
the progress of the Performance Management – 4th Quarter – against
the service plan objectives, the performance targets, performance
trends/comparison and factors affecting the service etc. for the following
areas: - Exchequer and Customer Services; - Financial Services; - ICT Services; - Legal Services; - Personnel Services; - Policy and Performance; - Property Services; and - Stadium and Hospitality. The
Board received an oral report from John Tradewell, Council Solicitor, which
highlighted the Member Development Programme being shortlisted for the LGC and
MJ Awards, ILM accreditation for the Member Development Programme, ISO
accreditation for Legal Services and renewal of Lexcel accreditation,
successful introduction of the Licensing Act 2003 and the support for the
Housing Stock Transfer. With regard to progress against key objectives, it was
reported that the North West Employers Organisation (NWEO) had withdrawn
support for the introduction of a Foundation Degree in Community Governance for
Members (via Salford University), and it would therefore not go ahead. The
Board also received an oral update from Rob Mackenzie, Operational Director,
Corporate & Policy which highlighted that three additional Emergency Planning
Officers had been appointed on behalf of Cheshire and would be based at Halton,
there had been problems recruiting a vacant post in Health and Safety and it
had not been possible to deliver the Health and Safety Training Programme. The
post had since been re-graded and re-advertised. In
addition, the proportion of Objective 2 action plan outputs achieved had not
reached its target, mainly due to delays in securing North West Development Agency
(NWDA) match-funding. Government Office North West (GONW) had extended the
deadline to achieve this figure. Arising
from the discussion, it was agreed that a report would be submitted to the next
meeting on the Stadium as part of the presentation of Performance Indicators. RESOLVED:
That (1) the
4th quarter year-end performance management reports be received; and (2) a
report be submitted to the next meeting as part of the Performance Indicators
on the Stadium. |