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10.1

The Chief
Executive presented a report setting out a final
draft of an ambitious four-year Council Plan for Sheffield City
Council following public consultation. 
The
Council Plan aligns directly to our four-year Medium Term Financial
Strategy. The new Plan sets out a clear mission statement for the
organisation – ‘together we get things done’ -
and five strategic outcomes for the organisation.

The commitments in the new Plan are our contribution
to deliver Sheffield’s City Goals, ensuring that
we will always put people at the heart of
what we do and prioritise the long-term prosperity of the city,
leading the transition to net zero economy while protecting our
treasured local environment.

Since the committee endorsed the draft Plan in
December, citizens, employees and
partners have given their views via the Have Your Say Sheffield hub
and a summary of this feedback is included in the report and in
Appendix 2.
The Council Plan has been
updated to reflect the feedback we have received and this is in
Appendix 1.

 

 

10.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That
Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-

 

 

 

(i) notes and thank citizens, employees and
partners for comments and insights provided on the draft Council
Plan as part of the Council Plan and Budget Conversation;
 
(ii) notes the updates and amendments that
have been made in line with the feedback on the draft Council Plan;
and
 
(iii) recommends the proposed Council Plan, as
set out in Appendix 1, to Full Council for consideration at its
meeting on 6th March 2024.
 

10.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

10.3.1

The Council Plan provides a
clear and positive statement of purpose and ambition for the whole
council. It is aligned to our four-year Medium Term Financial
Strategy and the draft outcomes will increasingly become the focus
for our budget and Directorate Plans over the coming
year.

 

 

10.3.2

Following consultation, the
recommendation to Strategy and Resources Policy  Committee will enable Full Council to consider the
proposed Plan alongside the proposed 2024/25 Budget in March
2024.

 

 

10.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

10.4.1

a) do nothing
– rejected – as set out in the Strategic
Framework 2023/24, we are committed to developing and agreeing a
medium-term plan for the council that sets out what we want to
achieve for the city in the coming years and how we will contribute
to the City Goals.  The Council Plan is
part of our Policy Framework and a critical step in our continued
development as an organisation, connecting the ambitions and
priorities of the administration to our Medium-Term Financial
Strategy, workforce plans, Council Performance Framework, and
Directorate Plans.  It also ensures that
we deliver on one of the key recommendations of the LGA Corporate
Peer Challenge, further demonstrating our strategic development and
maturity as an organisation.

 

 

10.4.2

b) extend the Corporate
Delivery Plan – rejected –
the Corporate Delivery Plan has provided vital stability and focus
for the organisation over the last year, building on the One Year
Plan, and bringing clear focus onto a number
of key challenges that citizens wanted to see
improve.  However, the Corporate
Delivery Plan was deliberately short term and as recommended by the
LGA Peer Team, it is important to bring medium-term focus for the
Council so that citizens, staff and
partners understand our priorities and ambitions.