Agenda item - Council Plan Refresh

1)           Cabinet recommends the updated Council Plan refresh at Appendix 1 to full Council for approval.

2)           Cabinet notes the achievements made since the Council Plan was adopted in July 2023 as set out in Appendix 2.

3)           Cabinet notes the progress made in relation to delivering the Council Plan in 2024/25 as detailed in Appendix 3.

4)           Cabinet notes the recommendations in the Corporate Peer Challenge at Appendix 4 and the response to these in the Council Plan Refresh and agrees a future report on progress to be brought to a future Cabinet meeting, as part of the quarterly performance update.

5)           Cabinet delegates to the Head of Cabinet Office, following consultation with the Leader, the authority to make changes to the design and layout of the documents before publication on the Council's website.

21.1      Cabinet considered a report that sought endorsement for a refresh of the Council Plan 2023-2027. The refresh had been informed by resident, stakeholder and staff engagement, and reflected the recommendations of the recent Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge.

21.2      Councillors Miller, Allen, Williams, Rowkins, Muten, Robins and Daniel contributed to the debate of the report.

21.3      Resolved-

1)             Cabinet recommends the updated Council Plan refresh at Appendix 1 to full Council for approval.

2)             Cabinet notes the achievements made since the Council Plan was adopted in July 2023 as set out in Appendix 2.

3)             Cabinet notes the progress made in relation to delivering the Council Plan in 2024/25 as detailed in Appendix 3.

4)             Cabinet notes the recommendations in the Corporate Peer Challenge at Appendix 4 and the response to these in the Council Plan Refresh and agrees a future report on progress to be brought to a future Cabinet meeting, as part of the quarterly performance update.

5)             Cabinet delegates to the Head of Cabinet Office, following consultation with the Leader, the authority to make changes to the design and layout of the documents before publication on the Council's website.