Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE POLICY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANSGER

To consider and approve the refreshed Council Plan 2020-2025 and Council Objectives for 2020-2025.

RESOLVED:

(1)     That the draft Council Plan - ‘ North Hertfordshire District Council: Working with our Communities, It’s Your Council’ 2020 – 2025;

(2)     That the following Council Objectives be noted:

·               Be a more welcoming and inclusive council;

·               Building thriving and resilient communities;

·               Responding to challenges to the environment;

·               Enabling an enterprising and co-operative economy;

·               Supporting the delivery of good quality and affordable housing.

(3)    That the intention to finalise a draft for Full Council approval, following consideration with the leadership team, Member Workshop and further Cabinet meeting be noted;

(4)    That the comments made by Overview and Scrutiny Committee at the meeting held on 16 July 2019 (contained in the referral to Cabinet) be taken into consideration during the process of drawing up and adopting the Council Plan and Council Objectives.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: The Council plan is a key element of the corporate business planning process, as a high level strategic document it sets out the Council’s priorities for the next year. As an overarching policy framework document it guides and influences the use of Council resources; providing a focus for activities, plans and services of the Council provide.

Audio Recording – 10 minutes 50 seconds

The Leader of the Council presented the report entitled Council Plan 2020 -2025 and Council Objectives 2020 – 2025 together with the following appendix:

·           Appendix A - Draft Council Plan outline.

No alternative options were considered.

The Leader explained that the report presented a top level view of the Plan.

There would be an all Member workshop, at which, the Executive Members and their Deputies would present the detail regarding their Portfolio and that the final report would then be considered by Cabinet.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee presented the referral from the meeting held on 16 July 2019 which contained the following recommendations to Cabinet.

That the comments contained in the referral be taken into consideration during the process of drawing up and adopting the Council Plan and Council Objectives.

The Leader of the Council accepted the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

It was moved by Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb, seconded by Councillor Paul Clark and:

RESOLVED:

(1)     That the draft Council Plan - ‘ North Hertfordshire District Council:  Working with our Communities, It’s Your Council’ 2020 – 2025;

(2)     That the following Council Objectives be noted:

·               Be a more welcoming and inclusive council;

·               Building thriving and resilient communities;

·               Responding to challenges to the environment;

·               Enabling an enterprising and co-operative economy; and

·               Supporting the delivery of good quality and affordable housing.

(3)    That the intention to finalise a draft for Full Council approval, following consideration with the leadership team, Member Workshop and further Cabinet meeting be noted;

(4)    That the comments made by Overview and Scrutiny Committee at the meeting held on 16 July 2019 (contained in the referral to Cabinet) be taken into consideration during the process of drawing up and adopting the Council Plan and Council Objectives.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: The Council Plan is a key element of the corporate business planning process, as a high level strategic document it sets out the Council’s priorities for the next year.  As an overarching policy framework document it guides and influences the use of Council resources; providing a focus for activities, plans and services of the Council provide.