Decision details

Corporate Plan 2014-16

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To recommend to Council for approval the City Council's Corporate Plan for 2014-2016

Decisions:

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Blamire)

 

Cabinet received a report from the Chief Executive to enable Cabinet to consider the draft Corporate Plan 2014-16, with a view to recommending the Corporate Plan to full Council for formal approval in July.

 

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

 

 

Option 1: Recommend to full Council the draft Corporate Plan as presented or recommend with minor amendments

Option 2: Corporate Plan not recommended to Council at this stage

Advantages

Assuming no significant impact on resources and forward planning arrangements minor amendments can be managed without interruption to the strategic planning cycle and the Corporate Plan can be submitted for consideration by full council.

A revised Corporate Plan will reflect any significant changes recommended by Cabinet

Disadvantages

None identified

This option is likely to lead to delays in publication of the Corporate Plan leading to uncertainty regarding the council’s intentions and possible interruptions to delivery of some services and activities

Risks

Objectives and funding may change during the year that will have an impact on needs, aspirations, financial forecasts and other resource implications

May have an impact on the strategic direction for the delivery of council services and the achievement of corporate priorities.  The budget has been approved in line with the priorities set out in the Corporate Plan and significant changes at this stage may have budget implications that would need to be considered further

 

The Officer preferred Option is Option 1 as this will underpin Council activities, business and resource planning.  Additionally, local residents, communities and partners will be clear about the Council priorities and outcomes the council wishes to achieve in the coming two years.

The strategic planning arrangements create an opportunity each year to consider the changing needs and aspirations of local communities and the shifting priorities, opportunities and challenges that the Council faces.  These are reflected in the draft Corporate Plan for 2014 - 2016 taking into account recommendations by Council and Cabinet, consultation and engagement with residents and visitors and budget information and options that have been set out in various Budget and Policy Framework updates during 2013/14.

Councillor Hanson proposed, seconded by Councillor Bryning:-

 

“That the recommendation, as set out in the report, be approved.”

 

Councillors then voted:-

 

Resolved:

 

(6 Members (Councillors Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Hanson, Leytham and Sands) voted in favour, and 1 Member (Councillor Hamilton-Cox) abstained).

 

(1)          That the draft Corporate Plan 2014-16 be agreed and referred to full Council for approval.

 

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

 

Chief Executive

 

Reasons for making the decision:

 

The Corporate Plan is a central part of the Council’s Budget and Policy Framework stating the key priorities, outcomes and measures that the Council hopes to achieve for the district.

 

Report author: Robert Bailey

Publication date: 29/05/2014

Date of decision: 27/05/2014

Decided at meeting: 27/05/2014 - Cabinet

Effective from: 06/06/2014

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