Issue - meetings

The Director of Finance and Support Services submitted a report in respect of the Council’s performance in 2014/15 against the actions and objectives set out at the start of the financial year.  The report also monitored the status of all outstanding actions from 2013/14 and 2012/13.

Members were referred to paragraph 2.1 of the report for a detailed analysis of the 2014/15 service plans.  The Committee was advised that paragraph 2.3 set out the key reasons why 11 service plan actions had revised completion dates.  Paragraphs 2.5 to 2.7 set out a detailed analysis of the 2013/14 service plan actions and the 2012/13 service plan actions were covered by paragraph 2.8.

Members were advised that an overview of all Council achievements by Corporate Priority for 2014/15 was detailed in Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ and Essential Reference Paper ‘C’ detailed the 2012/13 and 2014/15 Service Plan actions that had been deleted or were either on target or where completion dates had been revised.

The Committee was reminded that the 4 year Corporate Strategic Plan and the Medium Term Financial Strategy would pull together the full annual position for 2014/15 when these reports were submitted to the meeting of the Committee on 14 July 2015.

Councillor S Bull commented on whether the ‘3G’ all weather football pitches implemented in Hertford could also be considered for Bishop’s Stortford and Buntingford as there was insufficient provision in both towns.  The Director of Finance and Support Services advised that a new service plan target had been set to consider the East Herts leisure provision across the whole District.  Members were advised that a review would be considered by Community Scrutiny Committee in due course.

Councillor Bull commented on whether the Authority should consider a policy of banning dogs from East Herts recreation grounds due to the worsening problem of dog fouling.  The Director and the Scrutiny Officer undertook to secure a written response from the Head of Environmental Services.  Members were reminded that any policy change might have to be considered by Environment Scrutiny Committee in the light of provisions within the new Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act as well as developing case law.

The Committee received the report.

RESOLVED – that the progress against the Council’s priorities and the revised completion dates and deletions against the 2014/15 Service Plan actions and 2013/14 and 2012/13 Service Plan actions be received.