To agree proposals for the council corporate plan 2013/15 for recommendation to Council.

THAT:

(a)             authority be delegated to the Director of Corporate Services, in consultation with the Leader, to effect any amendments arising from the discussion at Cabinet, prior to consideration by Council: and

(b)             subject to the above, the corporate plan as set out at Appendix B be recommended to Council.

The council’s constitution requires Cabinet to make recommendations to Council in respect of the Budget & Policy Framework; the corporate plan forms part of this framework.

1              Not to revise the plan. The current plan reflects the joint priorities and objectives set by the council in partnership with NHS Herefordshire in early 2011. Given the changing partnerships with health, and the current evidence base, this plan becomes less meaningful as the prime strategic document for the council.

2              To amend the proposals. It is open to Cabinet to recommend alternatives to the vision, priorities, and outcomes to those proposed. However any alternatives should be informed by the evidence base available and the prevailing financial and policy context.