Issue - meetings

To receive the attached Audit Commission report on Performance Management and invite the Strategic Director to bring back to a future meeting of the Executive a proposed response to its recommendations.  

(Time: 3.14pm to 3.17pm)

The Executive received the Audit Commission report on Performance Management.  The report recognised the progress the Council had made but highlighted areas where the Council needed to translate its corporate aims into outcomes for service users or through its corporate documents.  Members recognised the importance of internal communications and welcomed the decision that an assistant was to be employed to help the Council's Communications Officer.  Members were also pleased to note that the revised Best Value Review methodology had be recognised and welcomed by the auditors.  Members considered that there was a need to engage staff in the Council's priorities and the need to manage performance. 

RESOLVED

that the Strategic Director be invited to bring back to a future meeting of the Executive a proposed response to the recommendations in the Audit Commission report on Securing Improvement.