Issue - meetings

(To receive a report from the Chief Executive, which invites the Executive to consider the outcomes and measures that are the final draft Council Business Plan detailed in Appendix A and decide whether to recommend them to full Council on 23 February 2018)

(1)  That approval be given in principle to the recommendation of outcomes and measures, generally as specified in Appendix A to the report, as the Council Business Plan for 2018-2020.

(2)  That the Leader of the Council be given delegated authority to determine any changes to the said outcomes and measures to be finally recommended to the meeting of County Council on 23 February 2018, following discussion with Executive Councillors.

Consideration was given to a report from the Chief Executive, which presented the draft outcomes and measures generally as specified in Appendix A to the report, as the Council Business Plan for 2018-2020.

The Performance and Equalities Manager advised that the format and content of the Council Business Plan had remained largely unchanged from 2017/18 (with the exception of the inclusion of the 2018/19 and 2019/20 targets).  The draft Council Business Plan was attached to the report at Appendix A and the changes to the content were detailed in Appendix B.  The changes were also reflected in the equalities objectives, as detailed at Appendix C.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board advised that the Board had considered an item on Final Draft Council Business Plan 2018 – 2020 at its meeting on 25 January 2018.  The Board had supported the recommendations in the report.  In response to a question, it was advised that the measure on Youth Offending Victim Engagement had been removed from the Council Business Plan as it was no longer a priority measure.   It was noted that performance for this area would be measured through counting first time entrants and reoffending.

The Chairman of the Board emphasised the need for all County Councillors to be invited to undertake the annual Information Governance training, similar to the employees of the County Council.  It was agreed that this would be taken forward by the Head of Democratic Services.

RESOLVED

(1)  That approval be given in principle to the recommendation of outcomes and measures, generally as specified in Appendix A to the report, as the Council Business Plan for 2018-2020.

(2)  That the Leader of the Council be given delegated authority to determine any changes to the said outcomes and measures to be finally recommended to the meeting of County Council on 23 February 2018, following discussion with Executive Councillors.