Issue - meetings
Performance and Finance Review quarter two
Meeting: 13/12/2010 - Executive (Item 13)
13 Performance and Finance Review quarter two PDF 184 KB
This report summarises Brent Council’s spending, activity and performance in the second quarter of 2010/11 and highlights key issues and solutions to them. It takes a corporate overview of financial and service performance and provides an in depth analysis of high and medium risk areas. The report is accompanied by appendices providing budget, activity and performance data for each service area, the Local Area Agreement, ring fenced budgets and the capital programme. Vital Signs trend data and graphs are also provided along with the council’s overall budget summary.
Decision:
(i) that the council’s spending, activity and performance in the second quarter of 2010/11 be noted;
(ii) that all directors ensure that spending is kept within budget and underperformance tackled, and that measures are taken, in consultation with relevant portfolio holders, to achieve this;
(iii) that approval be given to the virements detailed in appendix F of the report from the Director of Finance and Corporate Services.
Minutes:
The report from the Director of Finance and Corporate Services summarised Brent Council’s spending, activity and performance in the second quarter of 2010/11 and highlighted key issues and solutions to them. It took a corporate overview of financial and service performance and provided an in depth analysis of high and medium risk areas. The report was accompanied by appendices providing budget, activity and performance data for each service area, the Local Area Agreement, ring fenced budgets and the capital programme. Vital Signs trend data and graphs were also provided along with the council’s overall budget summary. Councillor John (Leader of the Council, Lead Member, Corporate Strategy and Policy and Co-ordination) emphasised the need for spending to be kept under control.
RESOLVED:-
(i) that the council’s spending, activity and performance in the second quarter of 2010/11 be noted;
(ii) that all directors ensure that spending is kept within budget and underperformance tackled, and that measures are taken, in consultation with relevant portfolio holders, to achieve this;
(iii) that approval be given to the virements detailed in appendix F of the report from the Director of Finance and Corporate Services.