Issue - meetings

Background:

This report presented details of the Council’s performance for the first quarter of 2012/2013. It included performance against indicators and actions agreed in the Council Plan 2012/2013.

Appendix 1 to the report summarised the status of each Key Measure of Success, and Appendix 2 set out detailed performance tables. Members discussed the contents of these appendices. This included consideration of:

• the work being undertaken to prevent and reduce domestic abuse.
• the need to review the reported satisfaction levels for how the Council deals with graffiti and with street cleaning. This is in the context of less instances of graffiti, the measurements of standards of street cleaning showing that Medway is clean and the proactive work of Medway Council’s community officers.
• Better for Less, the council’s transformation programme.
• Health and wellbeing activities in Medway.
• The measures associated with promoting Medway as a destination for culture, heritage, sport and tourism
• Recycling measures and satisfaction levels for road and pavement maintenance.

The Cabinet accepted this report as urgent to enable it to receive and consider the latest performance information at the earliest opportunity.

Reasons:

Regular monitoring of performance by management and members is best practice and ensures achievement of corporate objectives.