Agenda item

The Town Clerk to be heard.

The Sub-Committee received a presentation from the Town Clerk which provided information regarding the development of the Corporation’s revised Corporate Plan and the process for the development of Departmental Business Plans.

The Town Clerk explained that the Corporate Plan and Departmental Business Plans, along with the processes which reviewed and supported these, would be built around the theme of the 4 Rs (Relevant, Responsible, Reliable and Radical) and ensure that all activities undertaken were focused upon achieving the Corporation’s goals as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Members commented that further development was required of the Corporate Plan and Departmental Business Planning Process and it was vital that Members were heavily involved in this, in appropriate forums. This would ensure that, when the Corporate Plan and Departmental Business Plans were presented to Members, these were in line with Members’ expectations.

Members commented that it was important that all Plans included measurable outputs and agreed that the Plans should be beneficial in supporting a culture of continuous improvement being embedded across the Corporation. Members also commented that it was important that the Plans allowed Officers to appropriately identify and mitigate risks, but also gave Officers the opportunity to take appropriate risks.

The Chairman commented that the two presentations received by Members had been complementary and provided Members with information of the current position of the development of these issues within the Corporation. He explained further development of the Plans would be completed by Senior Officers prior to further Member consultation.

The Chairman requested that an update on progress in the development of the Plans be provided to the Sub-Committee’s next meeting.

RESOLVED – That the Sub-Committee notes the presentation.