Consideration was given to the final draft of the Corporate Plan. Cabinet received a resume of the views and comments on the Plan, which had been considered by the Scrutiny Committees at meetings throughout June and July. A number of drafting amendments/addition to the Corporate Plan arising from this consultation had been requested and these were agreed by the Cabinet as follows:-
1. The reference to household income at the end of the first paragraph on page 4 will be amended to read; “Household income also differs, ranging from £65,000 in parts of Macclesfield to £18,000 in parts of Crewe.”
2. Section 10 on page 22 where it refers to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be amended so that the penultimate sentence reads; “Again, you are more than welcome to attend these meetings.
3. The final bullet point under “What we will do to achieve our ambition?” in Corporate Objective 4, in Appendix 1, will be amended to read “Improve our parks and green spaces across the Borough.” This replaces “Achieve and increase existing level of Green Flags in our Greenspace sites.” The related outcome under the column headed “How will we know if we have been successful?” which refers to Green Flags will be removed.
4. It is proposed to add an extra bullet point to Corporate Objective 4, in Appendix 1, under the column headed “What we will do to achieve our ambition?” stating that “Drive forward our work with local partners in the police and justice system to reduce the fear of crime and improve public safety in the borough.” Likewise it is proposed to add a bullet point to the next column headed “How will we know if we have been successful? Stating that “The residents of Cheshire East will feel safer in their local communities.”
RESOLVED
For the reasons set out in the report: -
That Council be recommended to approve the Corporate Plan, subject to the inclusion of the amendments/addition detailed above.