City of York Council		Committee Minutes
Meeting	Decision Session - Executive Leader, Policy, Strategy and Partnerships
Date	20 November 2024
Present	Councillors Douglas
Officer in Attendance	Helen Whiting - Chief Officer HR and Support Services

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10. Apologies for Absence

There were no apologies.

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11. Declarations of Interest

The Executive Leader was asked to declare at this point in the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest or other registerable interest they might have in respect of business on the agenda if they had not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The Executive Leader had none to declared.

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12. Minutes

Resolved: That the minutes of the Executive Leader, Policy, Strategy and Partnerships meeting held on 17 July 2024 and 18 September 2024 be approved and then signed by the Executive Leader as a correct record.

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13. Public Participation

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

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14. LGA Peer Challenge progress review

The Chief Officer HR and Support Services introduced the report, providing an update on the Councils progress against the Corporate Improvement Plan.

The Executive Leader welcomed the report and thanked officers across the Council for their work on the action plan and the positive progress made on the Corporate Improvement Plan. The Executive Leader welcomed the openness for external input to assist the Council to continue to improve, as well as its ability to work with partners who have positively engaged with this process which will improve the Council for staff, partners, and residents. The Executive Leader agreed to note the progress undertaken so far and welcomed the next Local Government Association peer review visit on the 9 December 2024. 

Resolved:

i. Noted the progress of the Corporate Improvement plan and ongoing work.

Reason:     To ensure the Council is making progress against the Corporate Improvement plan.

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Cllr Douglas, Chair

[The meeting started at 10.02 am and finished at 10.16 am].

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