Issue - meetings

This report provides an initial draft of the first Directorate Plan for Resources for Members to comment on. The final plan will be brought for Member approval in March 2008 following a period of consultation. The Plan is designed to cover a 3 year timescale which is appropriate given the key dates around the Hungate Offices and the Easy@York programme for which the Directorate is responsible.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised to note the draft Directorate Plan and endorse the incorporation of the suggested enhancements as detailed above.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:      To inform further work by Officers to finalise the Plan for the next meeting.

Members considered a report which presented an initial draft of the first Directorate Plan for Resources. The final plan would be brought for Member approval in March 2008 following a period of consultation. The Plan was designed to cover a 3 year timescale which was appropriate given the key dates around the Hungate Offices and the Easy@York programme for which the Directorate was responsible.

Members were invited to provide comments on the draft Directorate Plan.  They agreed that:

• Overall, there should be a clearer focus upon ‘York specific’ issues
• The Foreword should emphasise the corporate projects that Resources was leading on
• The Directorate Priorities needed to maintain the link throughout with the overall strategic plan.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised to note the draft Directorate Plan and endorse the incorporation of the suggested enhancements as detailed above.¹

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:      To inform further work by Officers to finalise the Plan for the next meeting.