MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE RESOURCES SELECT COMMITTEE HELD AT COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT ON THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2002 COMMENCING AT 2.30 PM

Present :

Mr G S Kendall (Chairman), Mr M Cunningham, Mr P D Joyce, Mrs M J Lloyd, Mr V J Morey, Mr A J Mundy (deputising for Mr R A Sutton), Mr K Pearson (deputising for Mr A F Tiltman), Mr G P Price, Mr I R Stephens, Mr D T Yates

Apologies :

Mrs M J Miller, Mr R A Sutton, Mr A F Tiltman

Also Present (Non Voting) :

Mr J H Fleming, Mr J F Howe, Mrs T M Butchers

 8.        MINUTES

RESOLVED :

THAT the Minutes of the meeting held on the 8 May 2002 be confirmed.

9.        MEASURING PERFORMANCE TASK GROUP

Members received the report of the Task Group Chairman. The Task Groups objective had been to improve Select Committee involvement in the service planning and performance monitoring process.

The following key issues had been identified to achieve this aim :

           1.        Earlier Select Committee involvement in the budget process

           2.        Summarised service plans which would allow members to identify and influence service development

           3.        Monitoring the consistent application of corporate standards of good practice

           4.        A medium term budget driven by the planning process

           5.        Select Committee involvement in performance monitoring

           6.        Select Committee involvement in financial monitoring

           7.        More rigorous scrutiny and challenge by Select Committees as part of their input to the budget process.

These key issues had each been considered and measures were proposed to address each one, these would be further refined over the coming months. In relation to Select Committee involvement in performance monitoring, Members agreed that the introduction of colour to indicate, at a glance, which performance indicators were below, at or above average would be particularly useful.

Members were advised that all Select Committee Chairman had been invited to the meeting to enable the proposals, if agreed, to be implemented immediately. The Select Committee and Select Committee Chairman supported the proposals. It was believed the measures would greatly improve the Select Committee scrutiny process.

RESOLVED :

THAT the proposals set out in the report be adopted by all Select Committees.

CHAIRMAN