Issue - meetings

The purpose of this report is to highlight the Council’s achievements for 2023/24 through its delivery of the Future Town Future Council Corporate Plan (2016-2024)

Cabinet were presented with the Council’s Annual Report which outlined key achievements across the range of Council services and the Future Town Future Council (FTFC) programme in 2023/24.  The report also summarised the key priorities for 2024/25 under the new Making Stevenage Even Better Corporate Plan which would inform the focus of quarterly reporting on the MSEB programme this year.

Members thanked Officers for the new approach to setting out the Annual Report which clearly highlighted the Council’s achievements and priorities.

It was RESOLVED:

1.            That the significant progress in the delivery of the Future Town, Future Council programme as set out in the Annual Report 23/24 (Appendix A), be noted and agreed, and that a fully designed version of the report will be shared with the Chief Executive and Leader of the Council for agreement post Cabinet.

2.            That the draft Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Corporate Performance Suite (Appendix B), MSEB Plan(s) on a Page (Appendix C) and Productivity Plan (Appendix D) for 2024/25 be agreed.

Cabinet was presented with the Council’s Annual Report which outlined key achievements across the range of Council services and the Future Town Future Council (FTFC) programme in 2023/24.  The report also summarised the key priorities for 2024/25 under the new Making Stevenage Even Better Corporate Plan which would inform the focus of quarterly reporting on the MSEB programme this year.

The Leader thanked Councillor Speller Portfolio Holder for Environment and Performance, for his significant input into how the Council would be approaching performance management in 2024/25.  It was noted that the proposed Corporate Performance Suite 2024/25 would form the basis of quarterly performance reports to Cabinet throughout the year.

Members thanked Officers for the new approach to setting out the Annual Report which clearly highlighted the Council’s achievements and priorities.

It was RESOLVED:

1.            That the significant progress in the delivery of the Future Town, Future Council programme as set out in the Annual Report 23/24 (Appendix A), be noted and agreed, and that a fully designed version of the report will be shared with the Chief Executive and Leader of the Council for agreement post Cabinet.

2.            That the draft Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Corporate Performance Suite (Appendix B), MSEB Plan(s) on a Page (Appendix C) and Productivity Plan (Appendix D) for 2024/25 be agreed.

Reason for Decision: As contained in the report.

Other Options considered:As contained in the report.