Decision details

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor)

Cabinet received a report from the Deputy Chief Executive which presented the Corporate Plan and Resource Management Framework for the 3 year period commencing 2011/12 and sought any amendments.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set out in the report as follows:

The Officer preferred option was Option 1, as it would provide a process for ensuring that Cabinet could agree a version of the Corporate Plan and Resource Management Framework to refer to Full Council in May.

Councillor Langhorn proposed, seconded by Councillor Kerr:-

“(1)      That Cabinet approves the Council’s Corporate Plan and the Resource Management Framework, which includes the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), the Medium Term Corporate Property Strategy (MTCPS), the Human Resources (HR) Strategy and the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy, and makes any amendments that it considers appropriate.

(2)        That Cabinet refers the Corporate Plan and Resource Management Framework to Council, and recommends Council to approve the Corporate Plan and MTFS, which form part of the Policy Framework, and asks Council to note the MTCPS, HR Strategy and ICT Strategy, which do not.

(3)        That Cabinet notes that officers will be reviewing the definition of the Policy Framework as set out in Article 4.01 of the Constitution, and will be bringing recommendations to Cabinet and Council in due course.“

By way of amendment, it was proposed by Councillor Whitelegg and accepted by the mover and seconder of the original proposal as a friendly amendment:

“That ‘Commit to provide an adequate level of resourcing to ensure that these commitments are met’, be added as a fourth bullet point to the section ‘Our resource management framework – people.”

By way of a further amendment, it was proposed by Councillor Barry and accepted by the mover and seconder of the original proposal as a friendly amendment:

“That the words ‘and energy generation’ be inserted in the fourth bullet point in the ‘Climate change section: in the next three years we will’ to read ‘Commission energy efficiency and energy generation works at Salt Ayre Sports Centre.”

By way of a further amendment, it was proposed by Councillor Barry and accepted by the mover and seconder of the original proposal as a friendly amendment:

“That the words ‘together with promotion of offshore wind industry’ be added to the end of the third bullet point in the Economic regeneration – Energy Coast section.”

By way of a further amendment, it was proposed by Councillor Barry and accepted by the mover and seconder of the original proposal as a friendly amendment:

“That the words ‘including open source and free software’ be added to the second bullet point of section 2.2 within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy.”

It was proposed by Councillor Sowden and seconded by Councillor Kerr:

“That ‘explore the possibility of reverting to a weekly non-recyclable waste bin collection service’ be added as an additional bullet point within the Statutory responsibilities section.”

Councillors then voted on the amendment:-

(2 Members (Councillors Sowden and Kerr) voted in favour, 6 Members (Councillors Ashworth, Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Langhorn and Whitelegg) voted against whereupon the Chairman declared the amendment to be lost.)

Members then voted on the original proposition with the friendly amendments.

Resolved unanimously:

(1)        That Cabinet approves the Council’s Corporate Plan and the Resource Management Framework, which includes the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), the Medium Term Corporate Property Strategy (MTCPS), the Human Resources (HR) Strategy and the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy with the following amendments:

• ‘Commit to provide an adequate level of resourcing to ensure that these commitments are met’, added as a fourth bullet point to the section ‘Our resource management framework – people.
• Insertion of ‘and energy generation’ in the fourth bullet point in the ‘Climate change section: in the next three years we will’ to read ‘Commission energy efficiency and energy generation works at Salt Ayre Sports Centre.’
• That the words ‘together with promotion of offshore wind industry’ be added to the end of the third bullet point in the Economic regeneration – Energy Coast section.
• That the words ‘including open source and free software’ be added to the second bullet point of section 2.2 within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy.

(2)        That Cabinet refers the Corporate Plan and Resource Management Framework to Council, and recommends Council to approve the Corporate Plan and MTFS, which form part of the Policy Framework, and asks Council to note the MTCPS, HR Strategy and ICT Strategy, which do not.

(3)        That Cabinet notes that officers will be reviewing the definition of the Policy Framework as set out in Article 4.01 of the Constitution, and will be bringing recommendations to Cabinet and Council in due course.

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

Deputy Chief Executive

Reasons for making the decision:

            The Corporate Plan and Resource Management Framework link the council’s priorities to its spending plans included in the budget and capital programme.  It is essential that the Council considers its Corporate Plan and MTFS in good time to provide a clear framework for officers to work within.