Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Report of the Town Clerk for information.

The Head of Corporate Strategy & Performance, had sent apologies; today’s meeting clashes with a meeting of the Policy & Resources (P&R) committee.  In her absence, she had asked if the Headmaster could, by means of introduction to the draft Corporate Plan 2018-23, convey the following information to the Board.  To note:  the Chairman, had previously attended a meeting of another committee, at which the draft Corporate Plan was presented.

·         This is a very early opportunity to give comments on the corporate vision for the next five years.

·         Activities and performance from across the organisation are being mapped to the 12 outcomes to inform strategic decision-making and resource allocation.

·         All Members have been invited to comment at Induction/Refresh sessions.  The Plan is working its way through all Grand Committees in this cycle and all Members will be given the opportunity to comment again on the revised and expanded plan in July. Staff engagement will take place during the autumn.

·         P&R and the Court of Common Council will be asked to clear the Corporate Plan in the new year so that it can be published in the spring of 2018.

Chairman and Headmaster’s comments:

·         The Chairman said this is about people and asked how the Plan would be filtered down to all employees.  Employees need to buy into the Corporate Plan, with a level of engagement filtering down.

·         The Headmaster referred to ‘Place’, noted as one of the strategic objectives.  This should not just refer to one place within the square mile, but to the many places linked to the City of London Corporation (e.g. Freemen’s, Burnham Beeches, Hampstead Heath etc.