(i)         that the Cabinet makes the following commitments to the community of Torbay:

·         We will embrace a spirit of cooperation and partnership.

·         We will be open with our communities about the challenges that the Council faces.

·         We will work to empower and enable our communities.

·         We will operate with openness and transparency.

(ii)        that the Cabinet seek the views of the community of how they would like to see these commitments put into practice;

(iii)       that the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive identify Ward Ambassadors from within the Partnership and the Senior Leadership Team and other senior managers to act together as a point of contact for activity within each ward and linking to the Community Partnerships;

(iv)       that the possibility of establishing a Community Enablement Fund be considered in making proposals for the 2020/2021 Revenue Budget; and

(v)        that the action plan set out in Appendix 2 to the submitted report be approved and, in the main, be implemented through the Whole Council Redesign Programme which is currently underway as part of the wider Transformation Portfolio.