Issue - meetings

To consider the draft Corporate Plan for 2024 – 2028 and to provide feedback to the Cabinet for amendment to the final draft.

The Group had before it a report * from the Chief Executive, the Head of People, Performance and Waste and the Corporate Performance and Improvement Manager presenting the draft Corporate Plan for 2024-2028.

The following was highlighted within the report:

·         The Corporate Plan had been developed over the past 6 months and had been presented to Cabinet on 4 June.

·         It provided a summary of the Council’s strategic objectives and ambitions and highlighted the key areas for each Policy Development Group.

·         The name of the Corporate Plan was still to be decided and Cabinet may choose to leave it as the ‘Corporate Plan 2024-2028’.

·         All PDG’s were being asked to provide feedback so that the new Corporate Plan was in the best state it could be before being approved by Full Council.

·         Comments from Members could be forwarded to the Corporate Performance and Improvement Manager outside of this meeting.

The Group provided the following feedback:

·         Under the Economy & Assets area, it would be good to have listed the number of current jobs in Mid Devon and how many businesses those jobs supported set against how many the Council would like to help the District achieve in the next 4 years. This could then be measured.

·         The paragraphs in ‘The background’ section could be rearranged to so that the third paragraph become the first one and the current first one become the last one. The middle paragraph did not need to be so detailed.

·         Under the ‘Medium Term Financial Plan’ section accountant ‘speak’ needed to be avoided so as to make the numbers referred to easier for non-accountants to understand.

·         Under the ‘Planning, Environment & Sustainability’ area mention should be made that the District Council is a ‘considerate’ Planning Authority.

·         Under ‘Service Delivery & Continuous Improvement’ it would be better not to refer to the ‘right price’ as this gave the wrong message.

·         Under the number of town events supported it should say ‘a minimum of three’.

·         J27 was not mentioned under section 4.5 in the relevant table, should it be?

·         It was hoped that the Performance Measures and Targets under the ‘Economy & Assets’ area would be more populated the next time the Group saw it.

RECOMMENDED to the Cabinet that the draft Corporate Plan be approved subject to consideration of the Group’s feedback.

(Proposed by the Chair)

Reason for the decision

Setting out the Council’s aims and objectives through a Corporate Plan helped the Council demonstrate its performance in relation to Value for Money considerations.

Note: * Report previously circulated.

To consider the draft Corporate Plan for 2024-2028 and to provide feedback to the Cabinet for amendment to the final draft.

The Group had before it a report * from the Chief Executive presenting the draft Corporate Plan for 2024-2028 and inviting feedback before recommending the Corporate Plan back to Cabinet.

The contents of the report were outlined by the Corporate Performance and Improvement Manager and discussion took place regarding:

·         What name will the new Corporate Plan would be given? This is still to be decided by the Cabinet. A title was not a requirement and the Cabinet who may simply choose to leave it as the ‘Corporate Plan 2024-2028’.

·         This was ‘the’ key document for the Council providing a summary of its strategic objectives and ambitions. Detailed reports would provide regular analysis of performance against each of the objectives providing Members with regular opportunities to assess whether the Corporate Plan was achieving its aims.

·         All PDG’s were being asked to provide feedback so that the new Corporate Plan was in the best state it could be before being approved by full Council.

·         There was a strong focus in the Homes section of the Corporate Plan on maintenance and the safety of properties, these were key issues for tenants.

·         A performance measure related to waiting lists and homelessness pressures was suggested. These are key areas that needed regular monitoring.

RECOMMENDED to the Cabinet that the draft Corporate Plan for 2024 – 2028 be approved.

(Proposed by Cllr A Glover and seconded by Cllr C Connor)

Note: * Report previously circulated.

Reason for the decision

Setting out the Council’s aims and objectives through a Corporate Plan helps the Council demonstrate its performance in relation to Value for Money considerations.