Meeting documents
Finance and Best Value Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Thursday, 17th January 2008
Venue : Committee Room 1 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
- DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST/PARTY WHIP
- MINUTES
- FINANCIAL MONITORING STATEMENT
- MONITORING REPORTS
- FINANCIAL MONITORING SUMMARY
- CAPITAL MONITORING SUMMARY
- SERVICE RE-ENGINEERING SUMMARY
- DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
- COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT - BENEFITS
- LOCAL HOUSING ALLOWANCE
- ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR
Item 1 - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST/PARTY WHIP
Summary:
Members are asked to consider whether they have personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any item(s) on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what they are.
Members are reminded that they should also declare, pursuant to paragraph 18 of the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules, whether they are subject to a party whip in connection with any item(s) to be considered and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of the whipping arrangement.
Item 2 - MINUTES
Summary:
To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 13 November and 11 December 2007, which were received or approved by the Council.
Item 3 - FINANCIAL MONITORING STATEMENT
Summary:
This report provides a summary in tabular format of the current position of the Authority revenue accounts and General Fund balances. Further details can be found in the financial monitoring summary and service re-engineering summary reports elsewhere on this agenda.
Recommendation:
(1) That the contents of the financial monitoring statement be noted.
(2) That a further update be submitted to the next meeting of this Committee.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 4 - MONITORING REPORTS
Summary:
In an effort to simplify the presentation of the monitoring reports to Overview and Scrutiny Committees, they are all being presented together as appendices to one report.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
- Report of the Director of Finance
- Appendix A - General Financial Matters
- Appendix B - Finance Department - Financial Monitoring
- Appendix C - Treasury Management - Financial Monitoring
- Appendix D - Corporate Risk and Insurance Management
- Appendix E - Second Quarter 2007/2008 Performance Monitoring
Item 5 - FINANCIAL MONITORING SUMMARY
Summary:
This is one of a series of reports submitted throughout the year presenting an overview of the financial performance of the Council. This report details the key variations for this financial year and provides a summary of the overall implications for the General Fund.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 6 - CAPITAL MONITORING SUMMARY
Summary:
This report provides Members with an update on the progress being made in delivering the capital programme for 2007/2008.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 7 - SERVICE RE-ENGINEERING SUMMARY
Summary:
This report provides Members with an update on the progress being made in achieving the service re-engineering savings contained within the budget for 2007/2008. Also included are details on the use of the service re-engineering reinvestment budget for 2007/2008.
Recommendation:
That Members note that the recommendation presented to the Cabinet on 10 January was that the outstanding savings target of £1.6 million be identified.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 8 - DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Summary:
This report notifies Members of the extension of functionality to the Electronic Document and Records Management (EDRM) system, Documentum.
Recommendation:
That Members note the extension of functionality to the Electronic Document Management (EDRM) system, Documentum by the purchase of additional software modules and licenses at a cost of £133,000.
Item 9 - COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT - BENEFITS
Summary:
This report outlines the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) review process for the Benefits Service for 2007 and concludes that the Benefits Service has been assessed as Excellent with a score of 4.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 10 - LOCAL HOUSING ALLOWANCE
Summary:
This report provides Members with details of the roll out of the Local Housing Allowance, the preparations underway and the likely impact from April 2008. It was presented to the Cabinet on 12 December 2007.
Recommendation:
That Members note the major change to service delivery and be prepared for the increased constituent activity that this is likely to generate.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 11 - ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR
Agenda Published: 4 January 2008