Agenda item

Corporate Plan

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Blamire)

 

Report of Chief Officer (Governance)

Minutes:

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Blamire)

 

Cabinet received a report from the Chief Executive to enable consideration of the draft Corporate Plan 2015-18 with a view to recommending the Plan to Council for approval.

 

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

 

 

Option 1: Recommend to 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 from an early point in the municipal year.  Additionally, local residents, communities and partners will be clear about the priorities and outcomes the council wishes to achieve in the coming three years.

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.  The Corporate Plan forms part of the Policy Framework, and, as such, must be approved by Council.

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 2015 - 2018 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 2014/15.

Councillor Blamire 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 Smith ) voted in favour, and 1 Member  (Councillor Hamilton-Cox) abstained.)

 

(1)                That the draft Corporate Plan 2015-2018 be recommended 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 policy framework stating the priorities and key outcomes that the Council hopes to achieve for the district and as such must be approved by Council.

 

 

Councillor Sands returned to the room at this point.

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