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The Leader of the Council submitted a report presenting a plan for Bury to meet its obligations in view of the significant challenges that the Council faces in the coming years. These include staying within budget and managing the expectations of a growing (and ageing) population.

A draft “plan on a page” was circulated to Cabinet members presenting a new look plan focussing on the actions needed in each aspect of work to transform the Council’s approach to public services by 2020.

Delegated decision:

That the Vision, Purpose and Values document be approved as the basis of the Council’s 5 year plan and forwarded to the meeting of Council on 1 July 2015.

Recommendations to Council:

1.   That the Council be recommended to adopt the plan.

2.   That by adopting the plan the Council amends the Council’s Constitution by replacing the previously approved Bury Plan with the plan submitted.

3.   That the Council agrees the draft indicators (Appendix 1 of the report submitted) as the basis for corporate monitoring and that further work be undertaken to develop and refine the measures to reflect progress on the work programme.

4.   That a financial Strategy and People Strategy be developed to underpin the direction of travel set out in the Visions, Purpose and Values document.

Reasons for the decision:

The plan will provide a route map for the organisation over the next 5 years.

Other options considered and rejected:

To reject the recommendations. This would leave the Council without a plan to deal with the significant cuts expected to local authority and public service budgets.