Swansea Scrutiny

Archive for the ‘Performance & Finance’ Category.

Visitors from Mannheim

The Board recently welcomed delegates from Mannheim Council, including their Mayor, Dr Peter Kurtz and the Deputy Mayor, Christian Specht.  Representatives from the Social Democrats, Liberal Democrats, Christian Democrats and the Green party also accompanied them, along with a number of officers.  They met with the Chair of the Board, Councillor Darren Price, before the [...]

Financial Recovery Plan

The 3rd joint meeting of the Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board and the Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board was held recently at the beginning of December and it was an opportunity for the members of the Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board to meet the new Corporate Director responsible [...]

Monitoring Performance & Budget

The Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board has recently been looking at how well the Council is doing over a range of services that it provides.  Information is collected on all the Council’s departments and is reported on every 3 months.  This information compares how well the Council is actually performing with how it [...]

How Well Are We Doing So Far?

The Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board met this week to discuss the results for the first quarter performance and financial monitoring.  Councillors asked for further information on: The Council Contact Centre Fly tipping Damage to roads and pavements The central library Council house empty properties The Board also received the treasury management annual [...]

Balancing the Budget

One of the main issues facing Swnsea Council, like many other public sector organisations across the country is its budget and trying to afford to pay for all the services that it provides.  A vital provision undertaken by the Council is helping children and their families.  The Council introduced a specific overview and scrutiny board [...]