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Revised Council Plan

 

 

Meeting: 18/01/2023 - Council (Item 42)

42 Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023-2027 pdf icon PDF 88 KB

Purpose:

A review of the Council’s strategic priorities has been undertaken which are presented in the Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023 – 2027. Five strategic priorities for the District are identified which reflect the wide ranging issues and challenges requiring focus and attention over the immediate and longer term. The Draft Council Plan has been discussed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committees and finalised in response to the views and insights given through this process. The Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023 – 27 is now presented to Full Council for consideration and adoption.

 

Recommendations:

That Council resolves to approve the Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023 – 27 and agree its adoption.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council, introduced the report on the Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023–2027.

 

Five strategic priorities for the District were identified which reflect the wide ranging issues and challenges requiring focus and attention over the immediate and longer term. The Draft Council Plan had been discussed by the three Overview and Scrutiny Committees and finalised in response to the views and insights given through this process. The Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023–2027 was now presented to Full Council for consideration and adoption.

 

In debate, is was highlighted that the Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023–2027 was informed by the ‘Your Voice Counts’ programme of consultation, comprising of a digital consultation open to all (24 August 22 to 5 October 22) which received over 4000 visitors and generated over 400 responses, a Town and Parish Council and Village Meeting Summit, and a Stakeholder Event with attendance from a range of organisations active in West Oxfordshire from across the environment, social and economic sectors. The importance of lowering carbon emissions and adapting to climate change was also highlighted as a major factor of the success of the plan.

 

Councillor Graham stated that there will be quarterly performance management reports, which will detail an overview of progress to date and actions required to further progress delivery of the Council Plan priorities for the following twelve months.

 

Councillor Graham, along with Councillor Duncan Enright, Deputy Leader of the Council, thanked all Officers involved for their tireless work in bringing together the final plan for adoption. There was also a joint tribute paid to the role of local Town and Parish Councils for their work in the consultation phase.

 

Councillor Graham proposed to agree the Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023–2027. This was seconded by Councillor Enright, and was agreed unanimously by Council.

 

Council Resolved to:

1.      Approve the Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023–2027, and agree its adoption.

Meeting: 11/01/2023 - Cabinet (for meetings after 18 January 2023 see "Executive") (Item 111)

111 Revised Council Plan pdf icon PDF 89 KB

Purpose:

The Council’s new corporate plan for 2023-27 (The Council Plan) is being developed in order to succeed the previous plan that covered the period 2020-24. In May 2022 there was a change of administration at the District Council and in July 2022 it was agreed that in light of the changing context in which the Council Plan 2020 – 24 was developed (not least by the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic) that a review of the Council Plan would be appropriate. The West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023 - 2027 presents five new strategic priorities for the District which reflect the wide ranging issues and challenges requiring focus and attention over the immediate and longer term. The Council Plan has been discussed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committees to enable their views and insights to be taken into account in the finalisation of the document ahead of adoption of the Council Plan by Council in early 2023.

 

Recommendations:

That Cabinet resolves to:

a)    endorse the Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023 – 27 and recommends its adoption by the Council, subject to any amendments, as appropriate, to take into account resolutions arising from the Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

b)    grant delegated authority to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader to make amendments to the Draft as above prior to consideration by Council.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council, introduced the Revised Council Plan for 2023-2027, which is being developed in order to succeed the previous plan that covered the period 2020-2024.

Councillor Graham explained to the meeting the purpose of the plan, and explained that the plan had gone through an extensive consultation period, as well as being scrutinised by the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committees. Councillor Graham stated that he was very pleased to see that public recommendations had been incorporated into the plan, and that overall approval of the plan would be sought at the next Council meeting.

In May 2022 there was a change of administration at the District Council and in July 2022, it was agreed that in light of the changing context in which the Council Plan 2020–2024 was developed (not least by the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic) that a review of the Council Plan would be appropriate.

The West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023-2027 presents five new strategic priorities for the District which reflect the wide ranging issues and challenges requiring focus and attention over the immediate and longer term. The Council Plan has been discussed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committees to enable their views and insights to be taken into account in the finalisation of the document ahead of adoption of the Council Plan by Council in early 2023.

Councillor Duncan Enright, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Economic Development, thanked the work of the Council’s Chief Executive Officer, Giles Hughes; Astrid Harvey, Strategic Policy and Partnerships Officer who authored the report; Members of the Council’s Scrutiny Committees, and the engagement of Town & Parish Councils in bringing this plan to fruition.

Councillor Graham proposed to agree the Revised Council Plan and its adoption by Council. This was seconded by Councillor Duncan Enright, and was agreed unanimously by Cabinet.

 

Cabinet Resolved to:

a) endorse the Draft West Oxfordshire Council Plan 2023-2027 and recommends its adoption by the Council, subject to any amendments, as appropriate, to take into account resolutions arising from the Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

b) grant delegated authority to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader to make amendments to the Draft as above prior to consideration by Council.

 

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