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Our Council Plan

 

 

Our commitment to our shared outcomes, place-based working and behaviours continues whatever the crisis, and in fact the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been to heighten their importance.  The Council’s response to the coronavirus has also cast a strong light on the values we have as an organisation, and our incredible staff teams.  Staff have shifted roles, dealt with business continuity pressures, community uncertainty, family and financial worries, and a lot of hard work and long hours. 

 

As part of ongoing communication to staff, and to bring together our long term focus and Recovery Framework, a one year extension to the existing Corporate Plan (2018 – 2020) is proposed, that serves as a reminder of our purpose, and acts as an opportunity to make any necessary adjustments to our longer term course of travel, given the rapidly changing environment in which we are operating.

 

Note: This item shall be submitted to the meeting of Council on 21 October 2020.

 

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Affects 2 or more wards;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/08/2020

Decision due: 20 Oct 2020 by Cabinet

Lead member: Leader of the Council

Lead director: Andy Simcox

Department: Culture and Environment

Contact: Kate McNicholas, Head of Policy, Partnerships & Corporate Planning Head of Policy, Partnerships and Corporate Planning Email: kate.mcnicholas@kirklees.gov.uk.

Consultation process

To understand lessons learnt during our response to the crisis, engagement with staff during this period took place, which has helped to develop the values presented within the document.

 

Members/Officers Involved: As a precursor to Ward based conversations the Leader and Chief Executive are currently hosting a series of webinars with councillors using the four-hub community response footprint. This will be followed by Ward based conversations with Councillors which follows up on the decision at Council on 7 July. That work will feed into both our recovery planning and the final version of Our Council Plan.

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