Agenda item

To submit the report of the Head of Profession, HR and Transformation.

The report of the Head of Profession (Human Resources) and Transformation incorporating the draft Annual Performance Report for 2018/19 was presented for the Executive’s consideration.

The Portfolio Member for Corporate Services reported that the Council is required to produce and publish its Annual Performance Report by 31 October each year; the report is a statutory document that analyses performance over the previous financial year against the improvement and priorities in the Annual Delivery Document and Council Plan.  This year’s Annual Performance Report differs slightly in format to those of previous years in that it looks at the Council’s progress in delivering against its Annual Delivery Document for 2018/19 as outlined under the 3 priority objectives set out in paragraph 1.3 of the report.

The Portfolio Member said that he was pleased to be able to report that based on its performance against national indicators, known as Performance Accountability Measures (PAM), the Council’s national standing has once again improved in 2018/19. Whilst there have been some disappointments in 2018/19 with the suspension of the Wylfa Newydd development and the slippage on the Llangefni and Seiriol areas Schools’ Modernisation Programme, there has also been a number of notable successes including the completion of the Llangefni Link Road, regeneration of the Market Hall in Holyhead which now houses the local library, the completion and opening of the new Ysgol Santes Dwynwen in Newborough as well as the completion and lease of 7 new business units in Llangefni with 8 further units in Holyhead gaining planning permission with building to take place in 2019/20. The Housing Service succeeded in bringing 78 empty houses back into use across the Island and a total of 48 new homes were built during the year. In highlighting these and other achievements, the Portfolio Member thanked the Council’s staff without whose dedication and hard work they would not have been possible. Looking forwards, although the Council continues to face challenge and uncertainty in delivering its services, he was nevertheless confident that with the support of its staff and partners it would be able to make further improvements and achieve positive outcomes for the people of Anglesey.

Councillor Aled Morris Jones, Chair of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee said that the Scrutiny Committee in considering the Annual Performance Report at its meeting on 11 September was gratified to note the Council’s performance benchmarked against that of other Councils in Wales and the consequent improvement in its national standing, and was grateful to the Leader and Officers who attended the meeting for responding with clarity to the questions raised on the report. The Scrutiny Committee was pleased to recommend the Annual Performance Report to the Executive.

The Executive acknowledged the many successes to which the report is testament which it agreed were due to clear leadership, a committed workforce and an effective performance management, assessment and reporting system.

It was resolved to recommend that the final version of the 2018/19 Performance Report be published by the statutory end of October deadline, and that Officers finalise the document in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for presentation to the Full Council on 7 October, 2019.