O&S.25/20
The Corporate Director – Governance
and Assurance provided a verbal progress update on the Draft
Recovery Plan. In so doing, he advised
that:
-
‘Build Back Better’
was proving to be an ongoing challenge for the Council since the
second national COVID-19 Lockdown had been imposed;
-
the draft Recovery Plan was
intended to be presented to the Executive meeting to be held on 3
December 2020 before being recommended for adoption at the Council
meeting to be held on 17 December 2020;
-
the Economy was to be a key theme within the
Recovery Plan. As a result, the lead
officer introduced the Head of Place Making (who had recently
joined the employ of the Council) to provide a brief outline of her
employment history and initial thoughts
on her new role.
(a)
Localities and
Communities Task and Finish Group: Concluding Report
The Panel proceeded to consider
the concluding report of the Localities and Communities Task and
Finish Group and the following points were raised:-
(i)
Members wished to record their
thanks to the Task and Finish Group and lead officers for their
work in producing the concluding report. Furthermore, the Panel thanked the Locality Team
for their excellent work during the last year;
(ii)
Some Members expressed their
view that there was a need to take into account the potential for
an increased Locality Service to be provided during the February
half-term period;
(iii)
It was hoped that further
information would be available with regard to a revised team
structure (and supporting costings) in time for the Executive
meeting to be held on 3 December 2020;
(iv)
In support of the proposals, the
Panel felt that the recommendations would enable for greater resilience and flexibility within
the Locality Service.
It was
then:
RESOLVED
That that Panel note that the
Localities and Communities Task and Finish Group has concluded
its Review and RECOMMEND
to the Executive to consider:
1.
Providing a seven day-a-week
Locality Service for the following dates:
§
Easter or 1 April (whichever is
the earliest) to 30 September; and
§
October half-term school holiday
week;
2.
Creating a single point of
contact for local Ward Members with increased on-street officer
visibility and problem solving capacity within each Locality;
and
3.
Implementing a new Locality Team
Structure (to support parts 1 and 2 of the recommendations (above))
which will ensure:
§
Clearly defined roles that
support the delivery of scheduled tasks and the work of Community
Groups, developing Service Level Agreements where necessary;
and
§
Improved office based and field
support for mobile office.
(b)
Consultation and
Engagement Task and Finish Group: Concluding Report
RESOLVED
1.
That that Panel note that the Consultation and Engagement Task and
Finish Group has concluded its Review;
2.
That the draft Community Consultation & Engagement Strategy be
endorsed; and
3.
That the Executive RECOMMEND that Council consider
and adopt the draft Strategy.