15 Annual Report & Quarter 4 Performance Report 2021-22 PDF 571 KB
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Decision:
RESOLVED: That Cabinet noted the content of the appendix covering the annual review of WNCs 1st year (2021-22).
REASONS RESOLVED:
· This report was for information purposes and discussion only, there were no direct decisions to be made following the report
· The council was required as part of Local Government Act 1972 to report performance of the council to members.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:
None
Minutes:
At the Chair’s invitation Councillors made the following comments on the report, which had been previously circulated.
The Chair advised that it was important to be careful with regards zero based budgets and that it was imperative to question what had been spent in the past. It was agreed that it was important to establish partnerships between the council and communities. Members were advised that there had been 10 sets of accounts from the previous councils and that there were now 2. The Finance department had promoted staff within the department into senior roles. Social value and sustainability were now part of procurement and there were and would be various local supplier events. It was noted that there had been a catch up of the number of invoices paid within 30 days, this was now at 94%.
Cabinet members then highlighted the salient points of the report that related to their portfolios
RESOLVED: Cabinet note the content of the appendix covering the annual review of WNCs 1st year (2021-22)