Issue - meetings

Report of Assistant Director of Finance & Section 151 Officer

Purpose of report

On 16 April 2024 the Minister for Local Government, Simon Hoare, wrote to all councils explaining that they were required to prepare a Productivity Plan to submit to Government by 19 July 2024.  This report presents a draft Productivity Plan for the Executive to consider for submission to the Government.

Recommendations

The Executive resolves:

1.1       To approve the Productivity Plan for submission to the Government.

Resolved

(1)          That the Productivity Plan be approved for submission to the Government.

The Assistant Director of Finance & Section 151 Officer submitted a report which presented a draft Productivity Plan for the Executive to consider for submission to the Government. On 16 April 2024 the then Minister for Local Government, Simon Hoare, wrote to all councils explaining that they were required to prepare a Productivity Plan to submit to Government by 19 July 2024. 

In introducing the report, the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources explained that whilst the Productivity Plan had been requested by the previous Government, there had been no instruction from the new Government not to submit the Plan.

Resolved

(1)          That the Productivity Plan be approved for submission to the Government.

Reasons

The council is required to submit a Productivity Plan to Government which has been endorsed by Members. This Productivity Plan answers the questions raised by the Local Government Minister at the time the Productivity Plan was requested.

Alternative options

Option1: The alternative option is to not submit a Productivity Plan to the Government.  This is not recommended as submission of a Productivity Plan is a requirement of the Government.