Issue - meetings

Report number CEX280 by the Leader and Chief Executive.  (Enclosure)

DECISION: To approve the 2005/06 South Kesteven Change Management Action Plan.

The Chief Executive presented report number CEX280 which he had prepared with the Leader. Approval of the Action Plan was proposed and this received a seconder. Although the content of the Plan was generally agreeable to members, it was suggested that too much change was embraced too quickly and there was concern that, in order to implement change, the necessary financial and human resources may not be available. It was one member’s view that staff morale was considerably low and it was important to acknowledge staff to underpin the implementation of such action plans. A number of members were concerned that an unreasonable number of projects had to be undertaken by the Council otherwise it would receive financial penalties from the Government. This was acknowledged but these members were reminded by others that the Council could not afford to risk losing out on government finance and it was therefore the responsibility of the Council to embrace the proposed Action Plan. On being put to the vote, the proposed approval of the Action Plan was carried.