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Issue - meetings

Watford Borough Council - Council Plan and Delivery Plan

Meeting: 14/07/2020 - Council (Item 28)

28 A new Council Plan for Watford (2020-24) pdf icon PDF 450 KB

This report is due to considered at Cabinet on 6 July 2020, Cabinet’s recommendations to Council will be forwarded as soon as possible.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Council received the report of the Managing Director and Group Head of Strategy and Communications which had been considered by Cabinet on 6 July.  An extract from the Cabinet minutes had been published as part of the supplementary agenda. 

 

The report explained the framework to ensure an integrated approach to addressing the challenges of the post Covid-19 era, including the Council Plan, Our Road to Renewal Plan, Organisational Development Strategy and recast budget for 2020-21.

 

RESOLVED –

 

That Council:

 

·               Approves the Council Plan 2020-2024, at appendix 1 to the report.

 

·               Approves the Delivery Plan 2020-2022, at appendix 2 to the report.

 

·               That the Managing Director be authorised to make minor amendments to the Council Plan 2020-2024 in consultation with the Elected Mayor.

 

·               Authorises the Managing Director to make minor amendments to the Delivery Plan 2020-2022 in consultation with the Elected Mayor.

 

·               Notes that progress on delivering the Council Plan 2020-2024 will be reported on a quarterly basis to Cabinet, with an annual report being published.

 

·               Notes the actions outlined in the report that will contribute to the delivery of the Council Plan 2020-2024.

 

·               Agrees the establishment of the new role of Executive/Group Head Assistant.

 


Meeting: 06/07/2020 - Cabinet (Item 11)

11 Council Plan - 2020-2024 / Delivery Plan - 2020-22 pdf icon PDF 526 KB

Report of the Managing Director and Group Head of Strategy and Communications

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED –

 

1.         that the Council Plan 2020-2024, at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved and recommended to Council, subject to any amendments.

 

2.         that the Delivery Plan 2020-2022, at Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.

 

3.         that it is recommended to Council that the Managing Director be authorised to make minor amendments to the Council Plan 2020-2024 in consultation with the Elected Mayor.

 

4.         that the Managing Director be authorised to make minor amendments to the Delivery Plan 2020-2022 in consultation with the Elected Mayor.

 

5.         that it is noted progress on delivering the Council Plan 2020-2024 to be reported on a quarterly basis to Cabinet, with an annual report being published.

 

6.         that it is noted the actions outlined in the report that will contribute to the delivery of the Council Plan 2020-2024.

 

7.         that the establishment of the new role of Executive/Group Head Assistant be agreed.

 

Please note this decision is not eligible for call-in as it is due to be considered at Council on 14 July 2020.

Minutes:

Cabinet received a report of the Managing Director and Group Head of Corporate Strategy and Communications incorporating the Council Plan 2020-2024.  It also included the Delivery Plan 2020-22 that underpinned the Council Plan, setting out the programme of work.  It was noted this report would be forwarded to Council on 14 July 2020.

 

The Mayor introduced the report and thanked the Managing Director and Group Head of Corporate Strategy and Communications for all their work in compiling the new Council Plan.  It provided a future focus for the council, setting out how it would achieve its ambitions and commitments.  He noted that Cabinet would receive a quarterly update on its progress.

 

The Managing Director informed Cabinet that the Council Plan contained three key themes and under each of these there were five commitments.  The council was building on its response to Covid-19.  The Delivery Plan was set for a period of 18 months and it was confirmed a quarterly update report would be provided to Cabinet.  The approach was to ensure flexibility and enable the council to respond to emerging matters, which was important in the post Covid-19 era.

 

Councillor Collett noted that the Equality Impact Analysis had been prepared taking into account how the council had responded to Covid-19, aware of the protected characteristics and particularly the effect of Covid-19 on the BAME community.

 

Councillor Bell, leader of the Labour Group, thanked the Managing Director for the wide-ranging report.  He commented that he agreed with much of its content.  He had noted Councillor Collett’s comments and referred to the motion submitted to Council by Councillor Ezeifedi.

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.         that the Council Plan 2020-2024, at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved and recommended to Council, subject to any amendments.

 

2.         that the Delivery Plan 2020-2022, at Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.

 

3.         that it is recommended to Council that the Managing Director be authorised to make minor amendments to the Council Plan 2020-2024 in consultation with the Elected Mayor.

 

4.         that the Managing Director be authorised to make minor amendments to the Delivery Plan 2020-2022 in consultation with the Elected Mayor.

 

5.         that it is noted progress on delivering the Council Plan 2020-2024 to be reported on a quarterly basis to Cabinet, with an annual report being published.

 

6.         that it is noted the actions outlined in the report that will contribute to the delivery of the Council Plan 2020-2024.

 

7.         that the establishment of the new role of Executive/Group Head Assistant be agreed.


 

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