Issue - meetings

To consider a report from the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change.

Decision

(a)                   That the draft Transformation Plan as set out in Appendix 1, be approved;

(b)       That the creation of a £5 million transformation fund and the allocation criteria detailed in section 3 of the report be approved;

(c)        That authority be delegated to the Transformation Board as an Executive Committee of the Cabinet (comprising the Leader, the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change, and the Portfolio Holder for Finance Commercial and Assets) responsibility for:

                      i.        Oversight of the Transformation Plan; and

                    ii.        Allocation of the transformation fund according to the criteria. 

(d)                   That the proposed governance arrangements for transformation activity particularly the role of the Transformation Board and its accountability to Cabinet be approved;

(e)       That the equality impact assessment as set out in Appendix 2 be noted.

The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change set out the objectives and ambitions of the draft Council Transformation Plan.  This included timescales, proposed budget, proposed governance structure, design principles and anticipated benefits.

The Transformation Plan represented the long term programme for Dorset Council to deliver the significant and fundamental changes necessary to meet the Council’s ambitious goals whilst at the same time deliver savings that contributed towards plugging the budget gap.

Members were advised that the Transformation Briefing scheduled for 10 December 2019 would now be postponed until a date in January due to the General Election on 12 December 2019.

In response to questions, the Portfolio Holder confirmed that there were a number of projects underway through to six strategic programmes.  These would be shared with members in detail at the Briefing meeting in January. However further details could be obtained from the Transformation team direct.

Decision

(a)                   That the draft Transformation Plan as set out in Appendix 1, be approved;

(b)       That the creation of a £5 million transformation fund and the allocation criteria detailed in section 3 of the report be approved;

(c)        That authority be delegated to the Transformation Board as an Executive Committee of the Cabinet (comprising the Leader, the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change, and the Portfolio Holder for Finance Commercial and Assets) responsibility for:

                      i.        Oversight of the Transformation Plan; and

                    ii.        Allocation of the transformation fund according to the criteria. 

(d)                   That the proposed governance arrangements for transformation activity particularly the role of the Transformation Board and its accountability to Cabinet be approved;

(e)       That the equality impact assessment as set out in Appendix 2 be noted.