Issue - meetings
Improvement Plan 2012-15
Meeting: 21/12/2011 - Cabinet. (Item 114)
114 Improvement Plan 2012-15 
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Decision:
1. That the objectives of the draft Improvement Plan as set out below be agreed.
a. A reduction in net cost, through making savings or increased income
b. Improving or maintaining quality: ensuring we deliver excellent services, which means delivering what is promised to agreed standards
c. Identifying and responding to opportunities aligned with the Strategic Plan.
2. That the work-streams and priority services and projects for improvement as detailed below be agreed.
3. That the governance and monitoring arrangements as detailed below be agreed, including the removal of the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services from the Working Group.
4. That, subject to the following changes, the draft Improvement Plan 2012-15 be approved for consultation with Overview & Scrutiny.
a. That the first two sentences of the draft Improvement Plan are altered to read “The Cabinet own the Council’s improvement journey and the Chief Executive is ultimately accountable for delivery of the Improvements Plan. Political leadership is provided by the Leader and the Cabinet.
b. That the two preferences to ‘Development Management’ on page 122 of the draft Improvement Plan are changed to read ‘Planning’ and that ‘Corporate Support’ is deleted from the first table on page 122 as this is included in the Customer Services delivery service area.
Minutes:
DECISION MADE:
1. That the objectives of the draft Improvement Plan as set out below be agreed.
a. A reduction in net cost, through making savings or increased income
b. Improving or maintaining quality: ensuring we deliver excellent services, which means delivering what is promised to agreed standards
c. Identifying and responding to opportunities aligned with the Strategic Plan.
2. That the work-streams and priority services and projects for improvement as detailed below be agreed.
3. That the governance and monitoring arrangements as detailed below be agreed, including the removal of the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services from the Working Group.
4. That, subject to the following changes, the draft Improvement Plan 2012-15 be approved for consultation with Overview & Scrutiny.
a. That the first two sentences of the draft Improvement Plan are altered to read “The Cabinet own the Council’s improvement journey and the Chief Executive is ultimately accountable for delivery of the Improvements Plan. Political leadership is provided by the Leader and the Cabinet.
b. That the two preferences to ‘Development Management’ on page 122 of the draft Improvement Plan are changed to read ‘Planning’ and that ‘Corporate Support’ is deleted from the first table on page 122 as this is included in the Customer Services delivery service area.
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