Issue - meetings

The Chief Executive and Director of Customer and Community Services submitted a report, following a request by the Executive on 4 June 2013, to review the relevance of the Council’s performance indicators and to establish whether any new measures needed to be introduced to support the delivery of the Council’s priorities.

The Committee thanked Councillors J Mayes and N Symonds for their input on behalf of Community Scrutiny Committee.  The Performance Officer referred Members to the Essential Reference Papers for the review findings and the recommendations as detailed in Essential Reference Paper ‘B’.

The Chairman commented on whether casual market stalls were available at Bishop’s Stortford Market.  She also commented on whether a Farmers’ Market was an option for Bishop’s Stortford.  Councillor C Woodward enquired as to whether a competitive tendering exercise had been carried out for the market in the town.

Following a query from Councillor R Beeching, he was advised that the Sawbridgeworth Market was not owned or run via East Herts Council.

Members received the report and approved the recommendation now detailed.

RESOLVED – that the recommendations of the Review Team, as detailed in the report now submitted, be incorporated into the 2013/14 Performance Indicator Estimate and Future Targets report for consideration by the Executive in March 2014 in preparation for 2014/15.