THAT

a)      the Corporate Plan be approved in draft form;

b)     agreement be given in principle to  the strategic budget proposals in appendices 2, 3, and 4 of the report, with the corporate plan to be amended accordingly;

c)      the approved draft forms the basis for the initial preparation of directorate and service plans for 2007-10 and the Annual Operating Plan 2007-08; and

d)     approval for the finalised Corporate Plan be sought following agreement of the refreshed Local Area Agreement (LAA).