Issue - meetings

To recommend the Council to adopt an updated corporate plan - "Growing Success".  A report by the Chief Officers Management Team is enclosed.

By reference to a report by the Chief Officer’s Management Team (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Council was reminded by the Leader of their decision in 2004 to adopt a new Corporate Plan – “Growing Success”.  (Minute No. 70 of the meeting held on 7th April 2004 refers).

Members noted that the Corporate Plan was a key part of the Council’s policy framework and essential to the prioritisation and delivery of the Council’s services within the context of the comprehensive performance management framework, the Medium Term Plan and service planning processes.  The Leader added that the Plan recently had been reviewed by the Overview and Scrutiny Panels and the Cabinet and would continue to be monitored on a quarterly basis against agreed targets and other indicators (a copy of the amended Plan also is appended in the Minute Book).  The Executive Councillor for Resources and Policy, Councillor A Hansard, reminded Members that six priorities had been identified as being key elements of the quality of life in the District and that following assessment of a number of factors these had been categorised as high, medium or low.  Outcomes or results also had been identified for each priority and would direct both service planning and review and the allocation of resources.

Having confirmed that a number of grammatical and typographical errors would be corrected in the final copy of the updated Plan, that direct reference would be made to Police Community Support Officers in Appendix C and that further background papers were available from a variety of sources, the Council

RESOLVED

  that the updated Corporate Plan – “Growing Success” be adopted.

To consider a report by the Head of Policy on the Corporate Plan prior to its submission to full Council for approval.

That the performance data for 2004/05 and revised targets for 2005/06 be noted and full Council be invited to adopt the updated document – “Growing Success”: A Corporate Plan. 

Further to Minute No 03/177, consideration was given to a report by the Chief Officers (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) which reviewed the aims and outcomes of the Council’s Corporate Plan – “Growing Success” in relation to the continuing development of the Comprehensive Performance Management Framework.

As a consequence of the Council’s designation as an excellent authority relevant information on which the Council was required to publish as part of a Best Value Performance Plan now had been incorporated into the Corporate Plan.

Members’ attention was drawn to the work to further prioritise the Council’s objectives and a series of revised targets for 2005/06 based on performance levels for the previous year. Having being advised that quarterly reports on performance against targets in the plan and other indicators would be submitted to future meetings of both the Overview and Scrutiny Panels and the Cabinet, it was

RESOLVED

(a)  that the content of the plan now submitted and the performance data for 2004/05 and revised targets for 2005/06 be noted; and

(b)  that Council be invited to adopt the updated document – “Growing Success”: A Corporate Plan.