Decision details

The Council’s performance management framework requires the Executive to undertake an annual review of the corporate vision and priorities.  The purpose is to confirm future priorities and to update the wording where necessary.  The outcome of the review will influence budgets for the next financial year.

The Corporate Strategy provides a clear focus on the most important issues that need to be addressed for the 2017-2023 period.  This annual review is an opportunity to consider progress made in delivering corporate priorities and to assess the impact of any other influences on the Council’s services and initiatives.

RESOLVED that the Executive agrees that:

(a)  the amendments outlined at paragraph 14 of the report be incorporated into the Strategy document;

(b)  the recommendation of the Policy and Resources Scrutiny Panel that the  revised wording of priority three of the Corporate Strategy to “Create 400 new graves as an extension to Holly Hill cemetery to increase the number of burial plots available to residents of the west of the Borough” be incorporated into the Strategy document;

(c)  the following additional changes be incorporated into the Strategy document:

(i)       the front page of the Strategy be amended to show that the latest update is December 2020;

(ii)      page 105 to be amended to reflect that the Borough’s Local Plan will run until 2037;

(iii)     page 111 of the strategy to be amended to replace the wording ‘entertainment at Ferneham Hall’ with ‘entertainment at Fareham Live’;

(iv)     proposed amendments to the Strategy be clearly identifiable throughout the document when it is presented to Council for approval; and

(d)  the updated Corporate Strategy document, incorporating the amendments as listed in (a), (b) and (c) above, be recommended to Council for approval.