Issue - meetings

The Specialist (Strategic Planning) presented the report which invited members to recommend the adoption of the SSDC Council Plan 2020-2024, Annual Action Plan 2020-2021 and a revised set of Key Performance Indicators.

She noted that Scrutiny Committee had made some suggested amendments:

·         To remove reference to the Digital Strategy as Scrutiny Committee had not considered the strategy

·         Priority project 5 – that milestones are taken back through Scrutiny Committee once drafted

·         Area Chapter (South) – Environment theme – reference to the example of Yeovil Rivers Community Trust should be removed.

During a brief discussion, members agreed that reference to the Yeovil Rivers Community Trust should be removed from the Area Chapter (South). The Chief Executive explained that the Council Plan was forward looking and detailed what would be done in the future. The Digital Strategy was an ambition and a direction, and reference to it in the Council Plan did not mean it had been agreed. He recommended keeping reference to the Digital Strategy in the Council Plan.

Subject to the amendment being made to the Area Chapter (South) to delete the agreed wording, members were content to propose the Council Plan, Annual Action Plan and key performance indicators to Full Council for approval,