Issue - meetings

Resolved to recommend:

The adoption of the Corporate Plan 2020 to 2025.

Decision

Resolved to recommend:

The adoption of the Corporate Plan 2020 to 2025.

Corporate objectives

The Corporate Plan will support all five of the Council’s corporate objectives:

1. A Clean and safe environment

2. Building strong vibrant communities

3. Ensuring economic growth and prosperity

4. Providing good quality affordable homes, in particular to those most in need

5. Ensuring efficient, effective and modern service delivery

It sets out the updated priorities for the Council.

Monitoring Officer

No further comments to add to the report.

Deputy S.151 Officer

There are no direct financial consequences of this report. The Corporate Plan sets out the aims of the Council over the next five years and will help inform the Medium Term Financial Strategy.

Advice

Cllr Tindall commented that Council were to be congratulated on progress on affordable housing in the Borough and requested that the target in the Corporate Plan be increased further to help with the Council’s waiting list, perhaps by increasing borrowing or additional government funding.  Cllr Williams highlighted that the target states over 400 affordable homes will be delivered and this target was set as it is achievable, borrowing additional money would not be prudent, but if there is new mechanisms available under a new government the target may be increased.  Cllr Williams added that the Corporate Plan should reflect what we are able to deliver.

Cllr Tindall mentioned the ambition was just looking to increase the target if we can do more.  Cllr Griffiths said we wouldn’t want to promise something we can’t deliver and clarified that we also work with other providers where the nominations go to the Council as we provide grant funding.

Cllr Williams advised that we would look to do as much as we can and S Marshall highlighted that the target says over 400 and if we can do more we will.

The Corporate Plan was agreed.