Issue details - Productivity Improvement Programme (PIP)

Productivity Improvement Programme (PIP)

The Productivity Improvement Programme (PIP) will produce three business cases which will require approval by Members, these are:

¨ Overall Council Design (Designing the Council’s Future Operating Model, which will determine the size and shape of the Council in the future and how we will standardise and simplify our processes);

¨ Procurement;

¨ Revenue Income Optimisation (RIO).

This project is a Council wide programme involving officers from across the Authority and supports the Medium Term Financial Plan and the need to achieve efficiency savings in line with Comprehensive Spending Review targets.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Revenue Budget variation +£250,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Decision due: 31 Oct 2011 by Elected Mayor

Decision due: 8 Dec 2011 by Council

Lead member: Executive Lead for Safer Communities and Transport Executive Lead for Business Planning and Governance

Lead director: Clare Tanner

Contact: Sue Cheriton, Executive Head of Residents and Visitor Services Email: sue.cheriton@torbay.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Regular briefings with all consultees

Consultees

Elected Members, Authority Staff, Trade Unions and Council Business Policy Development Group

Key Risks: The business cases produced by the project team will require adequate resources to deliver the benefits identified. The business cases will also seek to change key services within the Authority.

If you want to make representations contact:: Mark Hammett, telephone (01803) 207072, email mark.hammett@torbay.gov.uk

Decisions

03/11/2011 - Proposed Business Case for Review of Parking Services

Agenda items

21/09/2011 - Overview and Scrutiny Board Productivity Improvement Programme (PIP) - RIO (Revenue Income Optimisation) 21/09/2011
21/09/2011 - Overview and Scrutiny Board Revenue Income Optimisation Project (RIO) - Implementation Proposed Business Case for Beach Hut Development 21/09/2011
29/09/2011 - Council Revenue Income Optimisation (RIO) - Generating Income From Charging For Planning Pre-application Advice 29/09/2011
31/10/2011 - Council Proposed Business Case for Review of Parking Services 31/10/2011
08/12/2011 - Council Beach Hut Charges 08/12/2011