Agenda item

To endorse the 2017/18 Service Plans.

That the 2017/18 Service Plans be ENDORSED. 

93.1           The report of the Head of Corporate Services,  circulated at Pages No. 91-129, attached the 2017/18 service plans which Members were asked to consider and endorse.

93.2           The Head of Corporate Services explained that each service group within the Council had produced a service plan for 2017/18. The plans contained key, non-daily activities which were intended to be carried out during the year. The plans also provided an update on the 2016/17 actions to show how the service was progressing. It was intended that the plans would form part of the team meetings for each service and, where appropriate, 1:1 meetings and Lead Member briefings.

93.3           Members were of the view that the service plans seemed extremely comprehensive, although it was felt that there was a need to add ‘the calling of snap elections’ to the Democratic Services service plan under the heading ‘factors that may affect future service delivery’ given that the announcement of a general election in June was a considerable additional workload to that team.

93.4           Accordingly, it was