Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR - RESOURCES

To receive a third quarter update on the Risk and Opportunities Management at North Hertfordshire District Council.

RESOLVED:  That the review/changes to the Corporate Risks for the quarter be noted;

RECOMMENDED TO CABINET:

(1)       That the proposed changes to the Waste risks be approved, with the exception of the archiving of the Route Optimisation of Collection Rounds risk which should be retained until further information is provided;

(2)       The archiving of the North Hertfordshire Museum and Town Hall project risk following sign off by Project Board;

(3)       That the Covid-19 outbreak be added as a Corporate Risk with a score of 9; and

(4)       That the proposed Risk Management Framework documents, to replace the current Policy and Strategy, be approved.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

(1)       The responsibility for ensuring the management of risks is that of Cabinet.

(2)       This Committee has responsibility to monitor the effective development and operation of Risk and Opportunities Management.

Audio Recording – 23 Minutes 21 Seconds

The Service Director – Resources presented the report entitled Risk and Opportunities Management Update and advised the Committee as follows:

·                     There were a series of changes to the waste risks;

·                     The changes consolidate the existing Waste risks into 4 risk entries – 2 Corporate Risks and 2 Service Risks;

·                     The Key Changes in approach were outlined in table 2 at paragraph 8.6; and

·                     Covid-19 was a significant corporate risk and would be scored at a 9.

Members entered into a brief discussion relating to the Covid-19 outbreak and the impact it would have on the Council.

The Service Director – Resources agreed with the concerns raised by Members and added that at present, working was being done to ensure Council services could be kept running during the Covid-19 outbreak. The Service Director – Resources further explained that there would be a recovery phase and potentially an emergency response across the County in the future.

Councillor Sam North, as a Deputy Executive Member, advised that Executive Members were being briefed by Senior Management in relation to Covid-19 and Members were instructed to contact the Communications Manager for any updates regarding the matter.

In response to a series of questions raised by Members, the Service Director – Resources responded accordingly.

RESOLVED:  That the review/changes to the Corporate Risks for the quarter be noted;

RECOMMENDED TO CABINET:

(1)       That the proposed changes to the Waste risks be approved, with the exception of the archiving of the Route Optimisation of Collection Rounds risk which should be retained until further information is provided;

(2)       The archiving of the North Hertfordshire Museum and Town Hall project risk following sign off by Project Board;

(3)       That the Covid-19 outbreak be added as a Corporate Risk with a score of 9; and

(4)       That the proposed Risk Management Framework documents, to replace the current Policy and Strategy, be approved.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

(1)       The responsibility for ensuring the management of risks is that of Cabinet.

(2)       This Committee has responsibility to monitor the effective development and operation of Risk and Opportunities Management.