Friday 25 June 2010

This week saw us publish the Department of Resources Delivery Plan 2010-14. This plan details how we will be delivering the objectives outlined in the recently approved Corporate Plan. The plan will be subject to a Scrutiny Review over the next few months so that members can investigate what we will be doing, why and how we plan these actions. There is a lot of detail but we've tried to write it in a short, succinct way to make is easy to read and understand. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on the content and style from anybody in the organisation. You can find it on the intranet at:
http://thewire.wiltshire.council/index/councillors-area/departmental-delivery-plans.htm
The budget on Tuesday announced reduced public sector spending of 25% over the next 4 years. This amounts to a 6.25% reduction per year for four years. We are well placed in Wiltshire to meet this challenge moving forward. Our new unitary organisation - with all local government services now in one place, our work on procurement and commissioning coupled with our national recognition for business transformation using systems thinking principles all stand us in good stead.

CLT met this week for two days to plan how we will achieve this task. It was an excellent session where we developed a comprehensive response plan to not only meet these challenges but also to deliver all of the political objectives in the Corporate Plan. We will share the options with the elected members over the next few days and weeks and once they have decided on an approach we will communicate this widely. Please keep an eye out for comms on The Wire around this whole subject area.

Thanks for reading. Talk again next week.

Carlton