Agenda item

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Town Clerk which set out the focus of departmental reporting to the Efficiency & Performance sub-Committee in 2018 and beyond. The following points were made.

Members were keen to explore ways in which they could encourage change and positively reward departments for good performances; the Chairman suggested that there was a range of options the Sub-Committee could pursue, with the Audit and Risk Management Committee providing a useful exemplar of how Members can be both challenging and supportive. The Town Clerk would work with the Chamberlain to develop a revised workplan, including an officer mechanism for reviewing and filtering departmental reports, and agreeing which need to go to the Sub-Committee.

A member queried whether it would be a useful exercise for members to go into departments, both to get an understanding of some of the day-to-day challenges facing officers and as a way of demonstrating the value and reputation of the Sub-Committee in supporting the work of departments across the City Corporation. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman would speak to the Chamberlain about the practicalities of taking this idea forward.

The Town Clerk agreed to revise the work programme and departmental reporting proposal to reflect this discussion.

RESOLVED – that Members noted the Report.