Issue - meetings

Noted the current position of the Council’s revenue and capital budgets for the period April to the end of September 2003 and the position and projected out-turn of the Housing Revenue Account.

Agreed, that:

1. The Director of Education and Libraries and the Director of Social Services ensure continued delivery of their Action Plans;

2. Members receive further updates on their progress in future budget monitoring reports; and

3. The carry forwards from the 2002 / 2003 Capital Programme, as set out in Appendix C to the report, be incorporated into this and future year’s programmes.

Noted the quarterly recruitment and selection report which reviewed recruitment and selection activities for the 9 month period from 1 April to 31 December 2002.

Agreed to change the frequency of reporting this monitoring information from quarterly to six monthly.

Received the Best Value Performance Plan monitoring report for the third quarter 2002/03.  Progress against a range of key Performance Indicators was presented and discussed.

Agreed;

(i)  to receive a further report detailing the geographic and age breakdown of pedestrians killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents in the Borough; and

(ii)  that the first joint Executive/ Primary Care Trust Board meeting should look at the provision of speech therapists in the Borough.