Issue - meetings

Cabinet, at its meeting on 1 October 2020, will consider the report of the acting deputy chief executive – transformation and operations on the corporate plan 2020-2024.

The report, which Cabinet will consider on 1 October 2020, is attached.

Cabinet’s recommendations will be circulated to all councillors.

Council considered Cabinet’s recommendations, made at its meeting on 1 October 2020 on the corporate plan 2020-2024.

Councillors expressed disappointment at the lack of response from the young and BAME community and acknowledged that more work was required to both understand the reasons for this and to improve engagement.

RESOLVED: to

1.    adopt the South Oxfordshire District Council Corporate Plan 2020-2024 set out in Appendix 4 to the report of the acting deputy chief executive – transformation and operations to Cabinet on 1 October 2020, with a marketing material launch following on 30 October 2020; and

2.    agree that the deliverability of the measures set out in Appendix 4 to the report of the acting deputy chief executive – transformation and operations to Cabinet on 1 October 2020 be kept under ongoing review.

To consider the report of the acting deputy chief executive – transformation and operations. 

Cabinet considered the report of the acting deputy chief executive – transformation and operations.  The report set out feedback from the consultation on the draft corporate plan for 2020 to 2024. 

The Cabinet member with responsibility for the corporate plan thanked all those who had responded during the consultation.  There had been 932 responses, more than had been seen before.  The feedback had been positive and helpful.  As a result, the plan had been amended and had received Scrutiny Committee’s support.  The Climate Emergency Advisory Committee’s comments had been included also.  Following the Cabinet meeting, Council would be asked to adopt the plan and a marketing launch would be held at the end of October.  Later, a performance management framework would be developed and brought to Cabinet for approval.  Scrutiny Committee would have the opportunity to review annual monitoring reports and chase progress against the plan. 

Cabinet welcomed the consultation responses and the amended draft plan.  Councillors also thanked officers for their work on the plan.  There would be a need to ensure the performance measures were coherent, measurable and cost-effective.  Over time, the measures would be reviewed. 

RESOLVED: to agree the final content to be included in the South Oxfordshire District Council Corporate Plan 2020-2024, subject to the deliverability of the measures in the plan;

RECOMMENDED to Council on 8 October 2020 to:

(a)      adopt the South Oxfordshire District Council Corporate Plan 2020-2024 set out in Appendix 4 to the report of the acting deputy chief executive – transformation and operations to Cabinet on 1 October 2020, with a marketing material launch following on 30 October 2020; and

(b)      agree that the deliverability of the measures, set out in Appendix 4 to the report of the acting deputy chief executive – transformation and operations to Cabinet on 1 October 2020, be kept under ongoing review.