Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval for a proposed 3 year Organisation Effectiveness Programme (OEP) and asks Members to consider how the Executive might most effectively support and have involvement in delivery of the OEP.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the contents of the proposed Organisational Effectiveness Programme, attached as Annex A to the report, be noted and approved.

                        (ii)        That the intention of the Chief Executive to lead the programme and provide regular progress reports to the Executive, be noted.

                        (iii)       That all Executive Members discuss with their Directors how they form part of the process to implement the OEP and that this issue be an agenda item for the next Performance Review with the Corporate Management Team and the Executive in the autumn.

Members considered a report which sought approval for a proposed three year Organisation Effectiveness Programme (OEP), and views on how the Executive might support delivery of the OEP.

The OEP would be key to delivering the four “enabling” priorities contained in the Corporate Strategy recently approved by the Executive, along with other organisational development actions.  Taken together, there would deliver tangible improvements to the Council’s organisational effectiveness and culture over the next three years.  The full range of benefits and implications of the OEP would be defined by the Chief Executive in conjunction with the four Chief Officers appointed as Organisational Champions and reported to the Executive as part of the first progress update, likely to be in October 2006.

Members agreed that it was essential to continue the cultural change within the Council to ensure best value for money and build on a “can do” ethos which would drive up quality and improve the experience of residents and customers in the City.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the contents of the proposed Organisational Effectiveness Programme, attached as Annex A to the report, be noted and approved.

                        (ii)        That the intention of the Chief Executive to lead the programme and provide regular progress reports to the Executive, be noted.

                        (iii)       That all Executive Members discuss with their Directors how they form part of the process to implement the OEP and that this issue be an agenda item for the next Performance Review with the Corporate Management Team and the Executive in the autumn.

REASON:      So that the OEP can be delivered successfully and can bring about improvements to the Council’s organisational effectiveness and organisational culture.