Decision details

Councillor Crane, Leader of the Council presented the report that provided a progress update on the delivery of the Council’s Corporate Plan 2015-20 as measured by a combination of progress against priority projects/high level actions; and performance against key performance indicators (KPIs).

The following comments/discussion took place:

·         The Executive praised the work of the debt collection team as a significant amount of council tax had been collected and all four KPIs had exceeded their target.

·         The Executive congratulated officers on exceeding the planned savings target of £880k in 2017/18 and noted the positive number of houses being built in the district.

·         Discussion took place on the number of empty properties being brought back into habitable use and it was queried why it was stated that progress would slower in the next financial year. The Solicitor to the Council explained that the work done up to the current date had involved owners being more co-operative in bringing properties back into use however it was expected that work in the next financial year may involve work with homeowners who did not provide the same level of co-operation. The Executive requested that they be provided with periodic updates at an informal level on how the work was progressing.

RESOLVED:

To note and approve the report with the above comments.

REASON FOR DECISION:

The reporting of performance data enables the Council to demonstrate progress on delivering the Corporate Plan Priorities to make Selby District a great place.