Decision details

The Executive considered a report seeking approval of the Council’s key priorities and areas of focus for 2022/23 for inclusion in the Annual Report, and which would form the basis of corporate performance reporting for the year.

Executive agreed that due to the on-going cost of living crisis, an Executive Member task force would be established to consider the implications for residents.  The Group’s findings would be reported back to Executive Members.

Members thanks were expressed towards those Council Departments, in particular the Communities and Neighbourhoods and the Stevenage Direct Services Teams, who had been instrumental in ensuring that Stevenage Day was hugely successful on 12 June 2022 following a 2 year break due to the Pandemic.

It was RESOLVED:

1.         That the proposed priorities for 2022/23, as set out in the report, be agreed.

2.         That these priorities be included in the Annual report for 2021/22, to be reported to the Executive in July 2022.

3.         That the priorities form the basis of the Future Town Future Council programme and inform the corporate performance suite for 2022/23, with progress against this being reported to the Executive on a quarterly basis.

4.         That a Cost of Living Task Force be established including The Leader of the Council and Executive Members Councillors, Barr, Briscoe, Henry and Thomas with a view to considering the implications of the crisis and reporting their findings back to the Executive

Reason for Decision:  As contained in report.

Other Options considered:  As contained in report.