Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor A Dale, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Overall Strategic Leadership.

RESOLVED -

(1)          That Cabinet noted the achievements to date in delivering the Council Plan 2019-2023 aims and objectives;

(2)          That Cabinet approved the changes to the Council Plan 2019-23 Performance Framework, as appended to the report.

REASONS FOR DECISION - The review of the existing Performance Framework supporting the Council Plan and subsequent changes helped to ensure that it remained fit for purpose, in both monitoring and reporting performance against the Plan objectives. 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option of not carrying out the review and retaining the existing Performance Framework for monitoring and reporting purposes was considered but rejected, as this would not ensure that it remained fit for purpose.

Please note that this was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers

The report to Cabinet proposed that following a review of the Council Plan 2019-2023 a number of changes be made to the Performance Framework. These changes, it was explained, would help ensure that the Framework reflected adequately the changed circumstances in which the Council now had to operate, following the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. In particular, some of the existing target descriptions would be altered, new targets added and others withdrawn altogether.

Members discussed the review of the Council Plan. They considered what had been achieved during its first year, such as the adoption of an Older People’s Strategy, the development of a Green Homes Programme and a significant increase in the number of service transactions carried out online. They also highlighted the preparation of the Town Investment Plan for Clay Cross and the Council’s work to help vulnerable residents and businesses affected by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.  Members were reminded that these achievements were not covered by the Performance Framework, as they had occurred since the Plan was published.

Cabinet considered the proposed changes to the Council Plan Performance Framework. Members felt that they would help to ensure that the specific targets remained fit for purpose and agreed to support them.

RESOLVED -

(1)          That Cabinet noted the achievements to date in delivering the Council Plan 2019-2023 aims and objectives;

(2)          That Cabinet approved the changes to the Council Plan 2019-23 Performance Framework, as appended to the report.

REASONS FOR DECISION - The review of the existing Performance Framework supporting the Council Plan and subsequent changes helped to ensure that it remained fit for purpose, in both monitoring and reporting performance against the Plan objectives. 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option of not carrying out the review and retaining the existing Performance Framework for monitoring and reporting purposes was considered but rejected, as this would not ensure that it remained fit for purpose.