Issue - meetings

To submit a report by the Head of Profession - HR and Transformation.

It was resolved to adopt the Annual Delivery Document for the purpose of delivery during 2023/24.

The report of the Head of Profession (HR) and Transformation incorporating the Annual Delivery Document for 2023/24 was presented for the Executive’s consideration and approval.

The Annual Delivery Document was presented by Councillor Carwyn Jones, Portfolio Member for Corporate Business and Customer Experience as an outline of the Council’s annual work programmes for 2023/24 which are designed to deliver the expectations of the Council Plan. He thanked the Programme, Business Planning and Performance Manager for an informative document, concisely and clearly presented. The Delivery Plan sets out the key actions to be undertaken by the Council in 2023/24 to support delivery of the strategic objectives in the Council Plan 2023-28 and reflects the aspirations of the Council for the year. The document has been developed in collaboration with services across the Council and the work programmes it sets out have been fully costed and will be delivered within the resources determined as part of the budget set for 2023/24. The work will be undertaken alongside the day to day running of the Council and its statutory obligations. All front line and support staff will be integral to the document’s successful delivery.

The Programme, Business Planning and Performance Manager advised that quarterly updates on activity progress will be provided to ensure that that Council is meeting its expectations for the year.

Councillor Douglas Fowlie, Chair of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee provided feedback from the Committee’s 20 June meeting where the Delivery Document 2023/24 was scrutinised. He reported that the issues raised by the Committee included the challenges and risks in seeking to realise the priorities set for 2023/24, the arrangements put in place to monitor the progress in delivering the work programmes as outlined, the extent to which the Plan complies with the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and ensuring that staff are fully engaged in its delivery. Having discussed these matters and having considered the response provided, the committee had resolved to recommend the Annual Delivery Document for 2023/24 to the Executive.

The Executive’s members acknowledged the vision which the Document projected and they looked forward to the implementation of the activities for their respective portfolio responsibility.  The Chair commented that although the six strategic objectives are specific, the work programmes under each are intertwined e.g. the development of new housing not only provides homes for people but helps support the construction industry and brings economic benefits. The presentation of the Annual Delivery Document for 2023/24 also coincides with the public launch of the Council Plan 2023-28 and shows from the outset that the Council is committed to delivering its ambitions for the five-year plan.

 It was resolved to adopt the Annual Delivery Document for the purpose of delivery during 2023/24.