Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor N Barker, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance.

RESOLVED - That Cabinet approved the adoption of the People Strategy 2024.

REASONS FOR DECISION – The Strategy will enable the Council to develop further its people and the way in which they are organised. Developing employees and improving the organisation is integral to the successful delivery of the Council plan and achieving its strategic ambitions.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED –The option of not adopting a People Strategy was considered but rejected. The strategy represents a clear commitment to our existing employees, potential employees, and the organisation’s future.

Please note that this was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with

immediate effect by officers.

The reportto Members proposed that the draft People Strategy for 2024 be now approved and adopted by Cabinet.

Members heard how the proposed Strategy provided a Framework for the Council to develop further its employees, so that they could play a key role in helping to achieve the overarching objectives of the Council Plan and of achieving its vision of creating a Great Place. 

Cabinet discussed the report. There was strong support for the draft Strategy, which embodied the Council’s commitment to a ‘One Team’ approach. In this context, Members looked forward to the development of detailed action plans including timelines, resources and performance measures, for carrying forward the Strategy.

RESOLVED - That Cabinet approved the adoption of the People Strategy 2024

REASONS FOR DECISION - Developing our people and our organisation is integral to the successful delivery of our Council plan and strategic ambitions. We aim to provide an environment that produces a positive employee experience and through this helping us to further attract, develop and retain more people, talented and loyal people, at all levels throughout the organisation.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED BUT REJECTED - To not have a strategy. This strategy makes a clear statement about how the Council values and treats its people, and the culture it adopts, nurtures, and promotes, to enable everyone to achieve. This strategy represents a commitment to our existing employees, potential employees, and the organisation’s future.