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This report seeks approval for the milestones for the second year of the Council’s Corporate Strategy, representing the short term element of the Strategy for the period 2009-2012.

RESOLVED: That the refreshed Corporate Strategy milestones set out in Annex 2 to the report be approved.

REASON:      To confirm that the revised milestones are appropriate to deliver the Council’s commitments as set out in the three-year Corporate Strategy for 2009-12.

Members considered a report which sought approval for a set of milestones for the second year of the Council’s Corporate Strategy, representing the short term element of the Strategy for the period 2009-2012.

The three-year Corporate Strategy, agreed by the Executive on 31 March 2009, was structured around eight themes, each consisting of two elements; commitments and milestones.  The commitments described what the Council aimed to achieve by 2012.  The milestones, which were refreshed on an annual basis, described actions towards achieving the commitments.

A progress report on the first year of the strategy was attached at Annex 1 to the report.  This informed the revised milestones attached at Annex 2, which had been agreed by Corporate Management Team and Executive portfolio holders for inclusion in the strategy for 2010-11.

Having noted the comments of the Labour Group spokespersons on this item, it was

RESOLVED: That the refreshed Corporate Strategy milestones set out in Annex 2 to the report be approved.

REASON:      To confirm that the revised milestones are appropriate to deliver the Council’s commitments as set out in the three-year Corporate Strategy for 2009-12.