5 Productivity In Local Government - 'Productivity Plan' PDF 234 KB
(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Phillip Black)
Report of Chief Executive
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Minutes:
(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Phillip Black)
Cabinet received a report from the Chief Executive to endorse the council’s Productivity Plan, in response to the Productivity in Local Government request, from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC).
The options, options analysis, including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set out in the report as follows:
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Option 1: Endorse the Productivity Plan for submission. |
Option 2: Do not endorse the Productivity Plan for submission. |
Advantages |
If endorsed, officers will be able to finalise the Productivity Plan and submit of time. |
No specific advantages are identified for this option. Although this could enable further re drafting in time for the submission deadline. |
Disadvantages |
No specific disadvantages are identified for this option. |
The Council must submit its productivity plan by the submission date. |
Risks |
None identified. |
None identified. |
The recommended option is to proceed with endorsing the Productivity Plan so that officers can submit the final version (Option 1).
Councillor Phillip Black proposed, seconded by Councillor Hamilton-Cox:-
“That the recommendation, as set out in the report, be approved.”
Councillors then voted:-
Resolved unanimously:
(1) That the finalising and submission of the Productivity Plan be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader.
Officer responsible for effecting the decision:
Chief Executive
Reasons for making the decision:
The Productivity Plan mirrors current Policy Framework and will contribute to strategic and financial decision-making already set out in the Council Plan 2024-2027. Cabinet endorsement will enable officers to submit the Productivity Plan to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).