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WE L COME

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F e nland Distric t Counc il

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T he Distric t & o ur c ha lle ng e s Our pro file Our prio ritie s Go ve rna nc e Me mb e r c o nduc t Me mb e r / o ffic e r ro le s ‘ Pro pe r Offic e rs’ T he o ffic e r struc ture T he c ulture Ac c o unta b ility Our fina nc e s K e y me ssa g e s

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T HE DIST RICT & OUR CHAL L E NGE S

F
ur to wns & 16 pa rishe s
Po p o f 90,000ish
He a lth ine q ua litie s
Hig hwa y & pub lic tra nspo rt c ha lle ng e s
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w a spira tio n & skills
Gro wing o lde r po pula tio n
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a rg e st g ypsy/ tra ve lle r po pula tio n

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a rg e mig ra nt po pula tio n

Po c ke ts o f de priva tio n & rura l iso la te d c o mmunitie s
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ina nc ia l pre ssure s & re duc e d funding o ppo rtunitie s

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p

Qua rtile Bo tto m Qua rtile Qua rtile s

Inde x of Multiple De privation (IMD) 2010

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OUR PROF IL E

F

ro m Po o r to E xc e lle nc e

Mo st impro ve d Co unc il in UK
Hig h na tio na l pro file
Punc hing a b o ve o ur we ig ht
Ma king a diffe re nc e
Pla udits re fle c ting na tio na l re c o g nitio n
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irst in UK to a c hie ve c o rpo ra te CSE a c c re dita tio n

Sunda y T

ime s: T

p 100 b e st e mplo ye rs
Re c o g nitio n re sulting in £50m in e xte rna l funding

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OUR PRIORIT IE S: IMPROVING L IF E QUAL IT Y F OR L OCAL PE OPL E

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GOVE RNANCE

Co nstitutio n & de c isio n ma king pro c e ss
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he Co unc il (40 Me mb e rs)

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xe c utive – Ca b ine t (up to 10 Me mb e rs)

Co mmitte e s
Ove rvie w & Sc rutiny (O&S)
Sta ff
Co rpo ra te Go ve rna nc e
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ic e nsing

Pla nning
Sta nda rds
Co de s o f Co nduc t
‘ Pro pe r’ Offic e rs

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T HE CONST IT UT ION

T

he g o ve rning rule b o o k a b o ut ho w F e nla nd is o rg a nise d

Se ts o ut Co mmitte e struc ture s & wha t the y do
Se ts o ut the de c isio n ma king pro c e ss
Co nta ins the pro c e dura l rule s fo r me e ting s
It doe s not ove r
r

ule the ge ne r al law

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T HE COUNCIL

Appo ints the L

e a de r

Appro ve s the Co rpo ra te Pa n &

po lic y fra me wo rk

Appro ve s the b udg e t
Appro ve s/ a me nds the Co nstitutio n
Appro ve s Me mb e rs a llo wa nc e s

sc he me

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T HE CABINE T

Re spo nsib le fo r e xe c utive func tio ns
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e a de r a ppo ints up to 9 Po rtfo lio Ho lde rs

De live r Co rpo ra te Prio ritie s
De c isio ns c a n b e ma de b y a ll o r o ne Ca b ine t

Me mb e r (Po rtfo lio Ho lde r)

De c isio ns c a n b e sc rutinise d b y O&S

DE CISION MAKING

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O&S

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na b le s no n-e xe c Me mb e rs to ho ld Ca b ine t & ke y pa rtne rs to a c c o unt

Ca n c a ll in ke y de c isio ns b e fo re

imple me nta tio n to c he c k a ppro pria te ne ss o f de c isio ns

Ca n re vie w issue s o f impo rta nc e to

info rm ne w po lic ie s o r wa ys o f ta c kling issue s

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CORPORAT E GOVE RNANCE

Appro ve s the Annua l Gove rna nc e

State me nt

Co nside r re po rts o f e xte rna l a udits &

inspe c tio ns

Co nside r the e xte rna l a udito r’ s a nnua l le tte r
Co nside r the e ffe c tive ne ss o f a nti-fra ud &

a nti-c o rruptio n a rra ng e me nts

Re c e ive the Annua l Re po rt o f the I

nte rna l Audit Ma na g e r

Appro ve s the State me nt of Ac c ounts

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L ICE NSING

Co ve ring : T

a xis, g a ming , e nte rta inme nt & fo o d e tc

Ob je c tive s:
Pre ve ntio n o f c rime & diso rde r
Pub lic sa fe ty
Pre ve ntio n o f pub lic nuisa nc e
Pro te c tio n o f c hildre n

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PL ANNING

Re spo nsib le fo r T
wn & Co untry Pla nning ,

c o nse rva tio n & liste d b uilding s

De c isio ns b a se d o n pla nning c o nside ra tio ns
De c isio ns c a n b e a ppe a le d o r judic ia lly

re vie we d

De c isio ns c a n not b e sc rutinise d b y O&S o r b e

de la ye d

T he above are re gulatory Committe e s. T he y make dir e c t de c isions affe c ting the financ ial inte r e sts & life quality of pe ople in the Distr ic t De taile d training is re quire d for Committe e Me mbe r s as signific ant le gislation & g uida nc e a pplie s

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ST AF F COMMIT T E E

Ag re e s e mplo yme nt po lic ie s
Ag re e s c re a tio n o f ne w po sts whe re the re is a n a dditio na l c o st to the Co unc il
Ag re e s c o mple x e mplo yme nt re la tio ns issue s, e .g . c o mpro mise a g re e me nts

b e twe e n the Co unc il & e mplo ye e s

Pro mo te F

DC a s a b e st pra c tic e e mplo ye r

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ME MBE R CONDUCT

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Pe rio d o f c ha ng e
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c a lism Bill
Pla n to sc ra p e xisting sc he me
Will intro duc e vo lunta ry c o de s
Will intro duc e c rimina l sa nc tio ns fo r

de c la ra tio ns o f inte re sts

No c le a r time ta b le – sta tus q uo in the inte rim

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Aim is to:

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nsure pub lic trust & c o nfide nc e in Me mb e rs

Se t c le a r g uide line s fo r a c c e pta b le b e ha vio ur
Se t c le a r g uide line s o n de c la ring Me mb e r inte re sts

in de c isio ns

Pro mo te Me mb e r we ll-b e ing

Ple ase ask if in doubt

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Ac c e ptable be haviour s:

Be pro fe ssio na l & c o urte o us
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re a t pe o ple with re spe c t & dig nity

Ha ve po litic a l de b a te – po lic y ra the r tha n pe rso na l
Re spe c t c o nfide ntia lity

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Re giste r

f Me mbe r

s Inte r e sts:

Yo u a re re q uire d to re g iste r yo ur ke y inte re sts inc :
Yo ur e mplo yme nts
Pro pe rty inte re sts
Sig nific a nt fina nc ia l inve stme nts
Me mb e rships o f c o mpa nie s & o rg a nisa tio ns
T

he info rma tio n is a va ila b le o n the we b site

Yo u a re o b lig e d to ke e p the re g iste r up to da te

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Pe r sonal inte r e sts:

An inte re st yo u ha ve re g iste re d
An inte re st no t re g iste re d, b ut will impa c t o n the we ll-b e ing o r fina nc e s o f

yo u, yo ur fa mily, pe o ple o r b o die s yo u ha ve a c lo se a sso c ia tio n with, mo re tha n the impa c t o n the ma jo rity o f pe o ple in the Wa rd

You must de c lar e the se but you c an still take par t Pr e judic ial inte r e sts: I

f yo u ha ve a pe rso na l inte re st, c o nside r if:

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he ma tte r e ffe c ts the financ ial inte r

e sts o r is a planning, lic e nsing or r e gulator y matte r in re la tio n to yo u, yo ur fa mily, a sso c ia te s o r re le va nt

b o die s, a nd ….

A me mb e r o f the pub lic who kno ws the re le va nt fa c ts wo uld re a so na b ly

c o nside r tha t yo ur inte re st is so sig nific a nt a s to pre judic e yo ur judg e me nt

f the pub lic inte re st

If you have a pr e judic ial inte r e st you must de c lar e it & le ave the r

om

dur ing the ite m

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Whe n doe s it apply?:

Whe n yo u a re a c ting in yo ur o ffic ia l c a pa c ity inc :
Me e ting s
De a ling with o ffic e rs
De a ling with o the r Co unc illo rs (no t a t Gro up Me e ting s)
De a ling with c o nstitue nts
No t o n ho lida y

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ME MBE R/ OF F ICE R ROL E S

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ME MBE RS OF F ICE RS

Mutual r e spe c t Joint Cabine t/ CMT

Me mb e rs se t prio ritie s & po lic y Offic e rs de live r

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‘PROPE R’ OF F ICE RS – T HRE E ST AT UT ORY POST S

Chie f E xe c utive : (He ad of Paid Se rvic e )

Sta ff a ppo intme nts, te rms & c o nditio ns & disc ha rg e o f o ffic e r

func tio ns

Ove ra ll c o rpo ra te & stra te g ic ma na g e me nt o f the Co unc il

Chie f F inanc e Offic e r: (151 Offic e r)

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nsure s the o rg a nisa tio n’ s fina nc e s a re in o rde r

Monitor

ing Offic e r:

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nsure s the o rg a nisa tio n c o mplie s with le g a l fra me wo rk

Assists Me mb e rs in o b se rving the Co unc il’ s Co de o f Co nduc t

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OF F ICE R T E AM

Curre ntly e mplo y 657 sta ff o r 448 F

T E

391 fe ma le s & 266 ma le s
£3m sa ving s a c hie ve d in sta ff c o sts o ve r pa st 18 mo nths
Be twe e n April 2010 & 2011, 80 po sts we re re mo ve d fro m e sta b lishme nt
Va c a nc ie s fro ze n: sta ff & re so urc e s a lig ne d to prio ritie s via se c o ndme nts
Pre se rving e xpe rtise in re a dine ss fo r the upturn
Sinc e April, Sta ff Co mmitte e ha s a ppro ve d de le tio n o f a furthe r 40 po sts

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Corporate Manage me nt T e am (CMT )

Co rpo ra te & stra te g ic ma na g e me nt o f the Co unc il

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OUR CUL T URE

Pr

mote s sustaine d

high pe r for manc e & pur suit of c ontinuous impr

ve me nt

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OUR CUL T URE

One -te a m – we live it!
Ca n do – will do !
Wa lk to wa rds pro b le ms
No b la me
No hie ra rc hie s – c o ntrib utio n is wha t ma tte rs
No jo b title s & no le tte rs o n do o rs o r na me b a dg e s
Prio rity drive n, no t fina nc e drive n – no b idding ro unds he re .
Pe rfo rma nc e drive n – susta ine d hig h pe rfo rma nc e a ll a re a s
Clo se re la tio nships with o ur pa rtne rs
Amb itio us fo r the distric t
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c use d o n impro ving q ua lity o f life

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Me mb e rs de te rmine prio ritie s &b udg e t

Cor por ate Pla n & Budg e t Se rvic e Pla ns

CMT & Se rvic e s Are a s

Individua l Pla ns (Spring boa rds)

1-2-1 ta rg e t se tting

Ro utine upda te s to

Co unc il, Ca b ine t & O&S

Jo int Ca b ine t/ CMT

me e ting s

Po rtfo lio b rie fing s &

pe rfo rma nc e re po rts Robust pe r for manc e manage me nt fr ame wor k

ACCOUNT ABIL IT Y

Community Plans

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OUR F INANCE S

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OUR F INANCE S

Re ve nue e xpe nditure is da y to da y b usine ss
Ca n spe nd re ve nue mo ne y o n a nything
Ca pita l is e nha nc e me nt o f a sse ts
Ca n o nly spe nd c a pita l o n c a pita l
Must ha ve a b a la nc e d & ro b ust b udg e t with

a de q ua te le ve ls o f re se rve s

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OUR F INANCE S - INF ORMAT ION SOURCE S

T

he Budg e t Bo o k

T

he Sta te me nt o f Ac c o unts

T

he Me dium T e rm F ina nc ia l Stra te g y

Co nstitutio n – F

ina nc ia l Re g ula tio ns

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OUR F INANCE S – CHAL L E NGING T IME S

T
p 10 wo rst hit Co unc ils fo r g ra nt - no kne e je rk
29.6% re duc tio n in two ye a rs
Minima l e ffe c ts o n fro ntline se rvic e s
Ac hie ve d £2 millio n c ha lle ng e - 94% in ‘ b a c k o ffic e ’
Culture e na b le d us to ma na g e fina nc ia l c ha lle ng e s
Co rpo ra te vie w o f prio ritie s – no t fina nc e drive n
0% inc re a se in Co unc il T

a x fo r 2011/ 12

Sa ving s o f £1.75m in 2011/ 12 a nd £1.1m in 2012/ 13
Sma ll use o f re se rve s & e ffic ie nc y stra te g y in pla c e to de live r sa ving s
Re vie w o f L
c a l Go ve rnme nt Re so urc e Re vie w to b e imple me nte d fo r 2013/ 14
Co ntinue d c a pita l inve stme nt

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KE Y ME SSAGE S

Sig nific a nt info rma tio n is he ld a b o ut the Distric t
Ma ke g o o d use o f o ur we b site
All pe rso na l da ta is he ld in ke e ping with the Da ta Pro te c tio n Ac t

(it c a n o nly b e use d fo r the purpo se it ha s b e e n c o lle c te d fo r & o nly use d with the pe rso ns c o nse nt)

Yo u ma y ne e d to no tify the I

nfo rma tio n Co mmissio ne r if yo u ho ld c e rta in pe rso na l da ta , e .g . E le c to ra l Ro lls o r a re c o rd o f c o nstitue nt pro b le ms

T

ra ining o n ro le s & re spo nsib ilitie s will b e pro vide d

Offic e r

s ar e he r e to he lp

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Me mbe r Se rvic e s & support

Anna Go o da ll He a d o f L e g a l & Go ve rna nc e

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Que stio ns

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