Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Milne.

To receive any declarations of pecuniary interest.

There were no declarations of interests relating to matters on the agenda.

The Committee examined, via a question and answer session with the relevant Cabinet Leads and officers, the following aspects of the programme:

·                     The costs and benefits of the programme

·                     Details of the proposed new performance appraisal system including the timing, and need for change

·                     How the success of the programme would be measured

·                     What happened during the mobilisation phase

·                     The drivers for the changes

·                     How savings could be made through the programme

·                     Who was involved with delivery of the programme

·                     What steps were being taken to ensure staff were not demotivated by the delivery of the programme

·                     Progress to date

·                     Service delivery

·                     Community Development

·                     Care for the Tax Payer

RESOLVED that the recommendations set out in the submitted report be endorsed.