Agenda item

Award of Merit Task Group

The Committee to:-

(a)      Reconstitute and appoint members to the Award of Merit Task Group which usually includes the current Mayor and Deputy Mayor

(b)      Consider and agree the terms of reference in respect of the Mayor’s Awards as set out in the Appendix

 

Performance Management Information Task Group

The Committee to:-

(a)      Reconstitute and appoint members to the Performance Management Task Group

(b)      Consider and agree the terms of reference in respect of the Performance Management Task Group as set out below :-

 

·      To have oversight of the Councils Performance Management System and monitor the Councils Improvement Plan, as required.

·      To monitor the openness of the Council in its dealings, subject only to the need to preserve confidentiality in those specific circumstances where it is proper and appropriate to do so.

·      To ensure that the Council has satisfactory measures in place to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

·      To consider reports of inspection agencies and seek assurance that action is taken on any issues raised in these reports.

 

Award of Merit Task Group

 

The Committee was asked to

 

(a)       reconstitute and appoint Members to the Award of Merit Task Group which usually included the current Mayor and Deputy Mayor;

 

(b)       consider and agree the terms of reference in respect of the Mayor’s Awards as set out in the appendix

 

A brief discussion ensued about the fairly open nature of the membership of the Task Group and that it was useful to have past Mayors sitting on the Group as well as the current Mayor and Deputy Mayor.  It was noted that Councillors Cumbers and Wyatt wished to sit on the Group.

 

Members also raised the possibility of merging the Group with the Melton Times, commenting that the primary purpose of this was to ensure a sufficient number of suitable award nominees.  It was noted that a high number of quality nominees had been received for the 2016/17 Awards and it was suggested that the Group discuss this option in more detail.

 

There was a further discussion around Members of the Task Group providing nominations, the main points of which were that:-

 

•      Members of the Group did not actively promote nominees.  They were a route for nominees to be endorsed and as such there was no conflict of interest;

•      it would be unfair if Members of the Group could not nominate an individual or group;

•      Members of the Group could not vote for nominees.

 

RESOLVED that the Mayor’s Awards Task Group be reconstituted and the terms of reference as set out in the appendix be agreed;

 

 

Performance Management Information Task Group

 

            The Committee was asked to:

 

(a)       reconstitute and appoint members to the Performance Management

Information Task Group;

 

(b)       consider and agree the terms of reference in respect of the Performance Management Information Task Group

as set out below:-

 

•      To have oversight of the Councils Performance Management Information System and monitor the Councils Improvement Plan, as required.

•      To monitor the openness of the Council in its dealings, subject only to the need to preserve confidentiality in those specific circumstances where it is proper and appropriate to do so.

•      To ensure that the Council has satisfactory measures in place to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

•      To consider reports of inspection agencies and seek assurance that action is taken on any issues raised in these reports.

 

A Member commented that they had learned much through sitting on the Group and had found the detailed data provided by the Corporate Governance Officer was a great source of information.

 

The Committee agreed to reconstitute the Performance Management Information Task Group with the following Members:-

 

•      Councillor Blase

•      Councillor Chandler

•      Councillor Graham

•      Councillor Holmes

•      Councillor Illingworth

 

The Committee agreed the terms of reference as stated.

 

RESOLVED that the Performance Management Information Task Group be reconstituted and the terms of reference be:

 

•      To have oversight of the Councils Performance Management System and monitor the Councils Improvement Plan, as required.

•      To monitor the openness of the Council in its dealings, subject only to the need to preserve confidentiality in those specific circumstances where it is proper and appropriate to do so.

•      To ensure that the Council has satisfactory measures in place to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

•      To consider reports of inspection agencies and seek assurance that action is taken on any issues raised in these reports.