Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Head of Human Resources considered by Cabinet on 14 June 2010, which set in motion the formal process to consult Overview and Scrutiny Committees in accordance with the Budget and Policy Framework procedure rules.  The Committee is asked to consider making observations on the Corporate Plan which will be considered by Cabinet on 19 July 2010.

The Committee considered a report enclosing for comment the draft Corporate Plan which was due to be considered by Cabinet on 19 July prior to making a recommendation to Council regarding its formal adoption on 22 July 2010. Members made the following comments and recommendations:

·         That the document is poorly written. For example page six refered to 'looking after waste' Members felt it should read ' responsible for waste'

·         That the Committee would like to see further information on the rural housing need and the sites identified for rural housing

·         That the plan needed to say how the vision would be achieved.

·         That the plan was aspirational and required more detail

·         Member questioned the accuracy of  household incomes

·         That the departmental service plans be considered by the Committee

·         That the decline in house prices in Cheshire East was a positive as they were too high

·         That free swimming would be stopped in the near future.

·         That the reference relating to scrutiny Committees meeting 10 times per year should be removed.

·         That with regard to the second objective it was agreed that the visitor economy strategy should be included in the section relating to how we will achieve our ambition.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet be informed of the comments highlighted above.