Issue - meetings

The Council's Medium Term Corporate Plan 2012/2013-2016/17 (CC6) sets out the challenges facing the County Council , the rationale for our objectives, and identifies the priority and activities on which we will focus.

The approach set out in last year’s directorate business strategies and the overarching Corporate Plan continue to provide the foundations for our strategy. The next twelve months will therefore be the second year of delivering the four year plan we set out last year.

The Strategy & Partnerships Scrutiny Committee reviewed the draft Plan and submitted comments to the Cabinet, who approved the draft on 17 January 2012.

A summary of the key elements of the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) will be included once the Council has approved the budget, and the MTFP will form an annex to the plan.

The Cabinet RECOMMENDS Council to approve the Corporate Plan subject to the inclusion of a summary of the Medium Term Financial Plan and any changes in the text approved by the Chief Executive after consultation with the Leader of the Council.

The Council had before them a report by the Assistant Chief Executive & Chief Finance Officer (CC6) which set out the challenges facing the County Council, the rationale for our objectives, and identified the priority and activities on which it would focus.  It was also advised that the Strategy and Partnerships Scrutiny Committee had reviewed the draft Plan and had submitted comments to the Cabinet, who had approved the draft on 17 January 2011.

RESOLVED: (on a motion by Councillor Mitchell, seconded by Councillor Robertson and carried by 55 votes to 0, with 7 abstentions) to approve the Corporate Plan subject to the inclusion of a summary of the Medium Term Financial Plan and any changes in the text approved by the Chief Executive after consultation with the Leader of the Council.

The Council's Medium Term Corporate Plan 2012/2013-2016/17 (CC9) sets out the challenges facing the County Council , the rationale for our objectives, and identifies the priority and activities on which we will focus.

The approach set out in last year’s directorate business strategies and the overarching Corporate Plan continue to provide the foundations for our strategy. The next twelve months will therefore be the second year of delivering the four year plan we set out last year.

The Strategy & Partnerships Scrutiny Committee reviewed the draft Plan and submitted comments to the Cabinet, who approved the draft on 17 January 2012.

A summary of the key elements of the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) will be included once the Council has approved the budget, and the MTFP will form an annex to the plan.

The Cabinet RECOMMENDS Council to approve the Corporate Plan subject to the inclusion of a summary of the Medium Term Financial Plan and any changes in the text approved by the Chief Executive after consultation with the Leader of the Council.

The time being 4.10 pm the meeting was closed and  the Chairman directed that the item would be considered at the next Council Meeting on the 20th March.

Cabinet Member: Leader and Police & Policy Co-ordination

Forward Plan Ref: 2011/156

Contact: Maggie Scott, Senior Policy & Improvement Manager Tel: (01865) 816081

Report by Senior Policy & Improvement Manager (CA7).

To sign off the Council Plan 2012/13 in advance of consideration by Council.

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the Council's draft Corporate Plan going before Council on 7^th February 2012.

Cabinet considered the draft Council Plan before its submission to the full Council meeting.

Councillor Roz Smith raised a number of specific concerns and made the general point that the report assumed that the Council was in a comfortable position. Amongst the concerns raised were issues around the percentage of the workforce in Oxfordshire in the public sector; the rapidly growing population;  the lack of proposals for cyclists and pedestrians; educational attainment; breaking the cycle of deprivation and concerns about cuts and the impact on staff morale and service provided. She looked forward to the measurement annex being added.

Responding to questions Councillor Smith accepted that some cuts were inevitable but the Liberal Democrat group would take a different approach with different priorities and a slowing or pausing in the rate of cuts.

Councillor Tilley responding to comments from Councillor Smith about the numbers of children undertaking long taxi journeys to school queried the numbers involved as the County Council had one of the best records in this regard. Councillor Smith was aware of 4 or 5 instances and could provide details.

The Leader in introducing the contents of the report commented that the report built on the existing Plan and he highlighted changes. During discussion Cabinet Members responded to the points raised. The Leader referred to the progress around deprivation and unemployment at a time of constraint of which the Cabinet was proud.

RESOLVED:                        to approve the Council's draft Corporate Plan going before Council on 7th February 2012.