That the Council Business Plan 2023-2027 set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report be approved.

To set out how the Council will deliver the Community and Corporate Plan over the next four years.

There have been wide ranging discussions between Members of the Cabinet and Directors about the priority actions that can be reasonably taken over the coming four years to meet the ambitions of the Community and Corporate Plan.  Those discussions have included the milestones that need to be set and the performance indicators that will be used to measure progress.

It is felt that the proposed Council Business Plan now put forward for consideration is achievable whilst seeking to secure continuous improvement as an organisation.

This decision will come into force and may be implemented on 24 June 2024 unless the call-in procedure is triggered (as set out in the Standing Orders in relation to Overview and Scrutiny).

The Council approved the co-produced Community and Corporate Plan on 22 February 2024, which set out the high level priorities for the Council for the next 20 years.  The Council’s Business Plan sets out how the Administration intends to deliver the Community and Corporate Plan for the next four years, including priority actions that will be progressed and milestones and key performance indicators that will be used to measure progress and success.

Councillor David Thomas proposed and Councillor Chris Lewis seconded a motion that was unanimously agreed by the Cabinet as set out above.

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