Decision details

To seek approval for the Council’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan Objectives and the Recovery Plan Framework.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on the Council and the local community. Many Borough residents and businesses will have been detrimentally affected in different ways.

This report includes a set of Recovery Plan Objectives for the Council to follow. These objectives will continue to underpin the Council’s approach to the pandemic. They are grouped in three key phases: Response; Adjustment; and Recovery.

In addition to the objectives a ‘Recovery Framework’ has also been established. This identifies seven key areas: - Workforce; Democratic; Service; Public Spaces; Community; Economy; and Financial Recovery.

It is intended that a bespoke Recovery Plan will be formulated for each key area. These plans are likely to consider the impacts from COVID-19 and identify actions that address or mitigate these impacts.

Looking at ‘recovery’ now helps to ensure that the approach, decisions and actions taken will positively influence the longer-term outcomes for the Council and the wider community.

RESOLVED that the Executive agrees the ‘Recovery Objectives’ and ‘Recovery Framework’ for COVID-19.