Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Bethan Hopkins - 636292
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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: None |
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Notes, Conveners Letter and Response PDF 111 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Approved |
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Public Questions Minutes: None |
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Annual Review of Performance 2016/17 PDF 102 KB Richard Rowlands - Corporate Performance Manager Additional documents: Minutes: · This is Swansea Councils account of progress in meeting last year’s priorities set out in the Corporate Aims · There will be a very similar report produced next year but it will as result of the requirement under the Wellbeing and Future Generations Act so there will be some differences · Services submit self-evaluations scored on a matrix. The self-evaluations relate to activities under the Corporate Aims and these scores are reviewed by the Performance Team for accuracy and fairness · The matrix was set up to create a consistent approach to scoring across all services · The Panel highlighted safeguarding, improving pupil attainment, creating a vibrant and viable city, tackling poverty and building sustainable communities for comment · Richard Rowlands commented that the self-assessment is only relative to the to the activities set out in the Corporate Aims, it is not an assessment of the overall picture or broader economic position · Overall the comments were positive in relation to performance but there are some questions and comments which can be found in the letter |
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Quarter 2 Budget Monitoring PDF 94 KB Ben Smith - Head of Financial Services & Service Centre Additional documents:
Minutes: · Ben Smith came to discuss the Quarter 2 Budget Monitoring · There is £12m in reserves with an estimated £8m overspend forecast · The budget needs to be balanced year on year and not over a period of years · Some areas (Social Care) has an element of increasing the budget at the start but generally this does not happen · The summaries of overspends was discussed. This is a result of the pace and scale of saving not being achieved · There is £500k grant money spare to cover some of the overspend but the grants are reducing in the coming years so this won’t be available going forward · The contingency fund is entirely committed for 2017/18 and this is mostly for ER/VR · Generally there is underspend on capital but this is put fully into the earmarked reserves. This is to be used to help smooth impact of development spending · There is no recommendation that any money be put into Corporate Services next year · Every post has to go to Corporate Management Team for recruitment approval |
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Minutes: · Highways and Transport Commissioning Review to be scheduled March 2018 · An item on Budget Proposals will be added to the 10th January meeting and the Perception Survey item will move to March |
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