Agenda item

The Head of Strategic Policy and Communications presented the Council’s new Five Year Plan to the Committee. Members were reminded that the Council had a Corporate Plan , which set out the objectives and key actions of the organisation since 2012/13. However, as a result of the funding challenges the Council was operating within, it was agreed that the Council would develop a Five Year Plan which would set out a vision for the Borough against which the Council would prioritise its resources.

Details of the Five Year Plan, including the eight outcomes and outcome plans were outlined. The outcome plans would be developed to include detailed delivery information and to provide a means of monitoring performance. A performance framework, including a new corporate balanced scorecard was being developed and monitoring information would be brought to the Committee for scrutiny on a regular basis.

Whilst Committee Members acknowledged their role in monitoring the implementation of the Plan, it was requested that the detailed outcome plans be submitted to a future meeting. Members would then give due consideration as to which specific areas they would analyse and scrutinise in further depth.

Resolved – That an update report on the development of the Five Year Plan be submitted to the April meeting of the Committee.