Corporate Plan summary leaflet
The Council has published a four page summary
leaflet on the new corporate plan for 2008/11. The leaflet
details the main Council priorities over this period, which include
‘Improving community safety and public perceptions of safety’,
‘Improving the quality of local life’ and ‘Improving the use of
resources and value for money’.
The Corporate Plan replaces the statutory Best
Value Performance Plan. The aim of the Plan is to set out the
Council’s priorities and improve the allocation of resources to
priority areas. The document brings together the Council’s
various business plans, the Community Plan, the financial planning
framework and external assessments of performance, providing a
framework for the annual business planning cycle.
The priorities contained in the Plan have been
decided after extensive consultation with the local community and
cover the issues which matter most to the people of Broxbourne. The
plan also describes how the Council will improve existing services,
whilst continuing to offer excellent value for money. The plan
includes a delivery programme, which will be updated annually.
The Plan identifies opportunities and
challenges for 2008/11 and beyond. Opportunities include
increasing electronic means of communication and service provision,
ensuring that the white water canoe slalom course which is to be
constructed in Waltham Cross provides a catalyst for further
improvement activity in the town, and ensuring that the
re-development of the Greater Brookfield retail site delivers
retail, leisure and residential opportunities. Challenges
include demographic changes, especially increases in the elderly
population, climate change and finding suitable land for housing
and other developments.
The Corporate Plan and the summary leaflet are
available in the Community and Living
section. Copies of the summary leaflet are also available
from Council one stop shops.