Issue - meetings

The report of the Chief Executive is attached.

It was RESOLVED that:

a)           the proposed approach to developing the Council’s Corporate Strategy 2023-2027 be endorsed;

b)           performance against the Corporate Strategy 2019-2023 be recognised; and

c)            the Corporate Overview Group be requested to input into the development of the Corporate Strategy and review a draft before it returned to Cabinet.

The Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Strategic and Borough-wide Leadership, Councillor Clarke, presented the report of the Chief Executive, which outlined the process for developing the Corporate Strategy for 2023-2027.

Before presenting the report, Councillor Clarke referred to recommendation a) and stated that it should say 2023-2027, rather than 2019-2023 as written in the report.  Cabinet was advised that this was the start of the process, which would include extensive discussion and consultation.  Councillor Clarke referred to recommendation b), which asked Cabinet to recognise performance against the Corporate Strategy and highlighted four big Council projects; the Chapel Lane site being delivered in Bingham, which included the Leisure Centre and the very successful Business Centre; the Crematorium; the support offered by the Council with the post Covid recovery; and the successful relocation of Streetwise.  In conclusion, Councillor Clarke referred to recommendation c) and stated that it was important that scrutiny was involved in having an input into the policy development of the Corporate Strategy, with the Corporate Overview Group having the opportunity to look at the draft document before being submitted to Cabinet.    

In seconding the recommendation, Councillor Brennan welcomed both the paper and the process outlined and referred to paragraph 4.5 of the report, which highlighted the various ways that stakeholders, customers, clients, and partners would be engaged with to create an inclusive, strategic plan going forward.  Councillor Brennan was pleased that a variety of different media formats would be used to engage with everyone and that the Corporate Overview Group would be reviewing the document too. 

It was RESOLVED that:

a)           the proposed approach to developing the Council’s Corporate Strategy 2023-2027 be endorsed;

b)           performance against the Corporate Strategy 2019-2023 be recognised; and

c)           the Corporate Overview Group be requested to input into the development of the Corporate Strategy and review a draft before it returned to Cabinet.