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ITEM CA6
CABINET
– 17 JANUARY 2006
MEDIUM TERM CORPORATE PLAN 2006-2010: STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Report by
the Leader of the Council
Introduction and
Background
- On 22 June 2005,
my report to Cabinet identified that the new administration's overall
vision for Oxfordshire would focus on the following elements:
- Preserving the
historic sites of the City of Oxford and the county’s market towns
and villages
- Protecting Oxfordshire’s
countryside, green belt and farming industry
- Ensuring that
the City and towns are welcoming and friendly to all
- Providing a
real choice of transport
- Ensuring that
the local economy can thrive
- Encouraging
shoppers and visitors to explore Oxfordshire’s unique heritage and
to visit its shops, restaurants, theatres and other attractions with
easy access
- Ensuring that
streets are attractive, the air is clean and that people feel secure
- Ensuring sufficient
affordable housing for Oxfordshire’s residents
- This was encapsulated
in the Oxfordshire Community Partnership Vision Statement which was
adopted by the Cabinet on 15 November 2005:
"We
want Oxfordshire to be a thriving County which adapts to a changing
world and remains a special place to work, live and visit."
- The Cabinet also
adopted new objectives for the Council of "low taxes, real choice
and value for money". This was agreed on 7 June and re-affirmed
on 22 June and 15 November.
- The Cabinet also
agreed (on 15 November) a set of values to be observed in pursuing the
Council’s objectives based on the acronym CHOICE. They are:
Customer
focus
Honesty
One team
Involvement
Can-do
Efficient
and effective
- Over the past
few months substantial work has been undertaken by the Cabinet, working
with Directors, to establish the key priorities of the Council over
the coming years.
Strategic Priorities
- The following
strategic priorities are proposed:
We
want to:
- maintain
a prosperous economy which gives you real choice of access to jobs,
homes, leisure and services;
- give all
of us – throughout our lives – the opportunity to enjoy effective
teaching and learning;
- safeguard
our communities and maintain our rural character;
- help the
disadvantaged among us to live better and more fulfilled lives and
to promote personal independence;
- keep improving
your services by listening to what you tell us about them;
- make Oxfordshire
– its City, towns, villages and countryside - welcoming, safe and
exceptional places to live, work, learn and visit.
We
will achieve these through the Council’s leadership and by working
with others in the public, private and voluntary sectors and, by so
doing, will help to achieve the Oxfordshire Community Partnership
vision which is "We want Oxfordshire to be a thriving County which
adapts to a changing world and remains a special place to work, live
and visit".
- These priorities
are consistent with our vision, objectives and spending plans.
- More detail on
the specific actions in support of these priorities and the detailed
outcomes we plan to achieve will be included in our Corporate Plan for
the County Council. The timetable for the approval of the Corporate
Plan is as follows:
Approval
Process
|
Date
|
Corporate
Plan considered by Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee
|
02/03/06
|
Corporate
Plan considered by Cabinet
|
07/03/06
|
Corporate
Plan approved by Council
|
04/04/06
|
RECOMMENDATION:
- The Cabinet
is RECOMMENDED, subject to consideration of any advice from the Corporate
Governance Scrutiny Committee, to approve the Strategic Priorities for
inclusion in the Corporate Plan to be submitted to Council on 4 April
2006.
KEITH
R MITCHELL
Leader of the
Council
Background Papers: Nil
Contact
Officer: Paul Edwards, Corporate Performance Manager, Tel: 01865 815307
January
2006
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