Continuous Improvement Agenda 11 March 2008

ABERDEEN
CITY COUNCIL

To: Councillor John Stewart, Convener; Depute Provost John West; and Councillors Adam, Cooney, Corall, Dunbar, Fletcher, Graham, Leslie, Malone, Milne, Penny, Kevin Stewart, Kirsty West and Young.

                Town House,
        ABERDEEN, 3rd March, 2008

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

The Members of the CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE are requested to meet here in the Town House on TUESDAY, 11th MARCH, 2008 at 2.00pm.

HAZEL SPALDING
HEAD OF DEMOCRATIC SERVICES

B U S I N E S S

MINUTES AND COMMITTEE BUSINESS

* 1.1 Minute of Previous Meeting of 28th January 2008

* 1.2 Committee Business Statement

* 1.3 Motions List

MOTIONS

2.1 Notice of Motion by Councillor Wisely, referred by Council on 13th February 2008

“Before selecting our corporate Christmas card for Christmas 2008, can the Council consider a design to appropriately reflect our pride in - and the traditions of - the city of Aberdeen. Can we not exclude other charitable organisations from which to source our card whilst continuing to promote and commend the Fairtrade initiatives.”

* 2.2 Amendments to Standing Orders - Motion by Councillor Young - Report by Head of Democratic Services

* 2.3Guidelines Governing the Release of Confidential Information - Motion by Depute Provost John West - Report by Head of Democratic Services

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

* 3.1 Continuous Improvement Service Performance Report - Report by Corporate Director for Continuous Improvement

* 3.2Reporting Social Care Performance Measures - Report by Head of Performance Management and Quality Assurance

3.3 Neighbourhood Services (Central Area) Service Plan - Report by Corporate Director for Neighbourhood Services (Central Area) (to follow)

3.4 Aberdeen City Council - Single Outcome Agreement - Report by Head of Performance Management and Quality Assurance (to follow)

GENERAL BUSINESS

* 4.1 INEA2 Action Plan - Report by Head of Planning and Policy for Services to Children and Young People

* 4.2 Continuous Improvement and Corporate Governance - Report by Head of Service, Office of Chief Executive

* 4.3Multi Member Ward Guidance - Report by Head of Democratic Services

* 4.4 Implementation of the Corporate Information and Knowledge Management Strategy - Report by Head of Service Design and Development

* 4.5 Transformation Programme Monitoring - Report by Head of Service Design and Development

* 4.6 Enhanced Website Hosting Arrangements - Report by Head of Service Design and Development

* 4.7 Update on Progress of the Action Plan Following the Food Standards Agency Scotland Local Authority Audit of Food and Feed Enforcement - Report by Head of Shelter and Environment (Central Area)

* 4.8Progress Report on Internal Audit of Traffic Management Control S-SE/SA/0601 - Report by Head of Shelter and Environment (South Area)

* 4.9 Audit - Cove Library - Report by City Chamberlain

* 4.10 Internal Audit Customer Satisfaction - Report by Internal Audit Manager

* 4.11 Abridged Year-end Management Letter 2006/07 - Report by Henderson Loggie

* 4.12 Abridged Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Subsidy Management Letter 2006/07 - Report by Henderson Loggie

* 4.13Risk Assessment, Annual Audit Plan and Fee Proposal for 2007/08 - Report by Henderson Loggie

* 4.14 Audit Progress Report 2007/08 - Report by Henderson Loggie

BUSINESS THE COMMITTEE MAY WISH TO CONSIDER IN CONFIDENCE

* 5.1 Development of a Wider Multi-Service Community Facility in Cairncry Community Centre Incorporating a Customer Access Point - Report by Head of Customer Relationship Management

* 5.2 Dementia Care Rates Investigation - Report by Corporate Director for Strategic Leadership

* 5.3 Cooker Incident - Report by Head of Human Resources

* 5.4 Corporate Health and Safety Committee - Extract of minute of meeting of 20th February 2008

* 5.5 Internal Audit - Progress v Annual Plan - Report by Internal Audit Manager

* 5.6 Internal Audit Reports Issued - Report by Internal Audit Manager

* 5.7 Implementation of Internal Audit Recommendations - Report by Internal Audit Manager

* 5.8 Physical Verification of Implementation of Internal Audit Recommendations - Report by Internal Audit Manager

5.9 Matters Under Investigation - Oral Report by Head of Performance Management and Quality Assurance

* circulated herewith

Should you require any further information about this agenda, please contact Martyn Orchard on (52)3097, or by email to morchard@aberdeencity.gov.uk, or Karen Riddoch on 522723, or to kariddoch@aberdeencity.gov.uk.