A report from the Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services is attached. This outlines the progress made in exercising the new roles of the Associate Cabinet Members and provides the work programme outcomes/summaries of activities up to March 2015. (Non key)

(Report No.224)

(9.05 - 9.10 pm)

Councillor Doug Taylor (Leader of the Council) introduced the report of the Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services (No.224) providing an update on the work of Associate Cabinet Members.

NOTED

1.               The work programme updates provided by the three Associate Cabinet Members.

2.               Councillor Savva highlighted the activities which he had undertaken in his role as an Associate Cabinet Member and, expressed his thanks to Cabinet colleagues and officers for their support during a busy year.

Alternative Options Considered: The option to continue with the present arrangements had been considered but discounted on the grounds that they would not meet the new democratic imperative being sought by the administration and would fail to prepare the Council for future challenges arising from significant future budgetary pressures and changes to wider Government Policy.

DECISION: The Cabinet

1.               Noted the progress made in exercising the new roles of the Associate Cabinet Members and the updates provided through the work programme outcomes/summaries of activities up to March 2015.

2.               Agreed that a further outcomes updates be presented to Cabinet in October 2015 and April 2016 as specified in the previous Council report (No.1 – June 2014) that established the roles.

3.               Agreed that a formal evaluation of the impact of the Associate Cabinet Member role be commenced in January 2016 and a report with recommendations would come to Cabinet in April 2016.

Reason: To note the work programme updates presented and to agree the timescales for future updates and a formal evaluation.

(Non key)