The Cabinet Member for Community Leadership and Engagement introduced a report outlining the detail of the Corporate Plan 2016/17, which would enable the Council to monitor progress of the delivery of its vision and priorities.
The Cabinet Member took the opportunity to highlight some of the several achievements made from 2014 to 2016, which included:
· The launch of the Gender Equality Charter;
· The launch of the shared ownership scheme for tenants; and
· Dagenham Library voted library of the year nationally.
Moving forward, the Cabinet Member explained that although the Council had already achieved a great deal, there was still work to be undertaken which would be guided through the Borough Manifesto. The Borough Manifesto, currently under consultation, set out the long term vision for the Borough.
The Cabinet Member highlighted the Key Performance Indicators for 2016/17 which were contained within Appendix 1, attached to the report.
In considering the Corporate Plan 2016/17 and in a response to a question, the Assembly noted that the Council were building relationships with neighbouring authorities, particularly in relation to planning.
Assembly resolved to adopt the Corporate Plan 2016/17 as attached at Appendix 1 to the report.
The Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Recommend the Assembly to approve the Corporate Plan 2016/17 as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, subject to the updates to the delivery plans for 2016/17 referred to at the meeting; and
(ii) Authorise the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community Leadership and Engagement, to make further enhancements to the draft Corporate Plan prior to its presentation to the Assembly for approval.