The Leader ENDORSED the Community & Customers Services Service Plan 2011/12.
Other Options Considered: None
The Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder
AGREED
(a) the following minor amendments to the Service Plan:
· to delete the bullet point: “Need to persuade Members to reject planning advice less often and thus reduce cost of appeals” in the Executive Summary, under the heading “Legal and Democratic Services”,
· to delete the bullet point: “Possible political instability; changes in Cabinet make-up” in section 2.a), “the Context for Our Plan – External Drivers”, under internal drivers;
· to delete the bullet point: “Misunderstanding of the role of the public Portfolio Holder meeting, i.e. not for informal early-stage policy discussions” in section 2.c), “The Context for Our Plan – Our Strengths and Weaknesses”, under Weaknesses.
(b) to give delegated authority to the Executive Director for Corporate Services to include a local performance indicator in the Operational Plan, which recognised the correlation of the Council’s low eviction rate to the increase in the number of Notice of Seeking Possessions (NOSP) served on tenants.
(c) The Service Plan 2010/11 for the Corporate Support Services, as amended.
The Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder
AGREED The elections aspect of the Community & Customer Services Service Plan 2010/11.
The Environmental Services Portfolio Holder
APPROVED Health & Environmental Services 2010/11 to 2012/13 Service Plan.
Subject to the amendments made at the meeting, the Leader APPROVED the Partnerships element of the 2010/11 Service and Improvement Plans for Community and Customer Services.
The Policy & Performance Portfolio Holder, APPROVED, subject to minor amendments agreed at the meeting, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Service Plan 2010/11.
The Policy & Performance Portfolio Holder, APPROVED, subject to minor amendments agreed at the meeting, the Community & Customers Services Service Plan 2010/11.
The New Communities Portfolio Holder APPROVED the New Communities 2010/11 Service Plan.
The Planning Portfolio Holder APPROVED the Planning 2010/11 Service Plan.
The Planning Portfolio Holder APPROVED the Procurement element of the Corporate Services 2010/11 Service Plan.
The Environmental Services Portfolio Holder endorsed the draft plan to be taken forward through the Council’s decision making and prioritisation processes.