Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources.

The reports sets out the draft Cabinet Response to the recommendation contained in the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee’s scrutiny review with regard to ‘Local Government Financial and Governance Sustainability’.

The Cabinet is invited to endorse and adopt the response set out in the report.

Officer contact: Michael Cullen on 07866 999 917 or email: michael.cullen@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the draft Cabinet Response to the recommendation contained in the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee’s scrutiny review with regard to ‘Local Government Financial and Governance Sustainability’.

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resource (Councillor Jilly Julian) attended the meeting to respond to councillors’ questions.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         In relation to member training, a review of the effectiveness of online training for members was requested. Members also referred to participation rates which varied from good to poor.

·         It was also stated that ensuring the right delivery mechanism for training was important and that, whilst there was value in online training, in person training was generally better attended.

·         It was further suggested that more flexible training could take place on evenings or weekends. 

RESOLVED – That Cabinet be recommended to endorse and adopt the response set out in the report.

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources.

The reports sets out the draft Cabinet Response to the recommendation contained in the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee’s scrutiny review with regard to Local Government Financial and Governance Sustainability’.

The Cabinet is invited to endorse and adopt the response set out in the report.

Officer contact: Michael Cullen on 07866 999 917 or email: michael.cullen@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources (Councillor Jilly Julian) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Cabinet to agree its response to the recommendations of the Scrutiny Review with regard to Local Government Financial and Governance Sustainability.

RESOLVED – (1) That the response to the recommendations contained in the ‘Local Government Financial and Governance Sustainability’ scrutiny review carried out by the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee be approved.

(2) That the Cabinet’s gratitude and appreciation be recorded for the excellent work undertaken the Scrutiny Review Panel and its contributors.