Issue - meetings

RESOLVED: Cabinet;

1.     Noted the contents of the report.

REASONS: Update paper for information only, no decisions required

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS: None

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DECLARED AND DISPENSATIONS GRANTED: None

Chairman and Council Leader Councillor Jonathan Nunn presented the report, copies of which had been previously circulated. It was noted that transformation had become part of the culture of the Council with key pieces of work already underway.

Councillors made the following comments.

·         It was noted that equality impact, diversity and climate hadn’t been mentioned much in the report.

·         What had been the cost of the electronic management system, and what had been achieved by its purchase?

·         Future ways of working was mentioned which included restructure, could this mean potential redundancies?

The Executive Director of Corporate made the following comments.

·         The committee was advised that every directorate had a large amount of projects to put in place and the next report would be more detailed.

·         Work was being done on apprentice opportunities.

·         The electronic management system was a low level cost and had allowed more project management to take place.

Catherine Whitehead advised that she would be taking tour of management teams to discuss governance issues.

RESOLVED: That Cabinet; noted the contents of the report.