Issue - meetings

Councillor R B Howe, Executive Leader to present the outcome of the mid-term review of the Corporate Plan 2016/18 and the revised Performance Management and Data Quality Policy and Framework for approval.

The Council considered a report by the Corporate Team Manager (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) detailing a mid-term review of the Corporate Plan 2016/18. The Executive Leader, Councillor R B Howe reminded Members of the purpose of the Plan that detailed the Vision, Strategic Priorities and Objectives for the Council that linked to Service Plans and individual Performance Development Plans of Officers. In drawing attention to the Strategic Priorities and Objectives of enabling communities, developing sustainable growth and becoming a more efficient and effective Council, Councillor Howe explained that each Overview and Scrutiny Panel was aligned to each of these priorities.

Members were advised of the changes that had been proposed to the Corporate Plan that had included some minor textual amendments to the Objectives, the inclusion of Transformation and Devolution, updates to work programme descriptions and amendments to some actions and Performance Indicators. Councillor Howe drew Members’ attention to the new actions proposed that had included open spaces and play provision, air pollution, updating the Homelessness Strategy and delivering a Car Parking Strategy.

With reference to his support for inclusion of open spaces and play provision, Councillor T Hayward suggested that, although not our statutory responsibility, it was essential that these were maintained, whereby Councillor Howe explained that the update had already been reviewed and completed.

Councillor M F Shellens was pleased to see that the comments raised by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Performance and Customers) had been incorporated into the proposed changes to the Corporate Plan, with one exception that the Disabled Facilities Grant measurement should have incorporated up to practical completion. Whereupon, the Council

RESOLVED

(a)  that the revised actions and key performance indicators in the
mid-term review of the Corporate Plan 2016/18 be approved; and

(b)  that the revised Performance Management and Data Quality Policy and Framework be approved.

To consider a report by the Corporate Team Manager to which is attached a refreshed Corporate Plan.

Received update on the mid-term review of the Corporate Plan 2016/18.

By means of a report by the Corporate Team Manager (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Cabinet received an update on progress of the mid-term review of the Corporate Plan 2016/18. The revised Plan contained two significant changes relating to transformation and devolution. Having requested that the Plan was circulated to Executive Councillors prior to its publication with the Agenda for the next meeting of the Council, it was

RESOLVED

  that the contents of the report be noted.