The Strategic Policy
and Resources Committee is responsible for setting the strategic
direction of the Council through the development of its corporate
plan and other key corporate and cross cutting strategies and
policies. It will also ensure effective
use of resources and value for money for ratepayers, and oversee
the Council’s relationship with a number of key agencies and
partners.
This
includes:-
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working with partners to lead the development of the
community plan
•
supporting the development, implementation and
monitoring of the Physical Investment Strategy
•
developing and implementing the organisation’s
Good Relations and Equality Strategies
•
allocating resources based on the corporate and city
priorities
•
managing and monitoring performance against the
achievement of the council objectives and those agreed in the
community plan
•
developing the council’s finance strategy and
all matters relating to its implementation including; all revenue
and capital financing and borrowing, the annual revenue and capital
budgets and the rate to be levied, monitoring of financial
performance
•
developing the council’s organisational
development strategy and all matters relating to its implementation
including; governance and organisation structures, organisational
improvement initiatives, member and officer capacity building and
monitoring of organisational performance
•
developing the internal strategies to ensure the
smooth running of the council including; asset management,
procurement, grants, human resources, ,diversity, communications
and accommodation
•
managing and maintaining the corporate land bank and
city assets, including the City Hall
•
agreeing the Local Development Plan with the
Planning Committee
•
overseeing the delivery
of the internal council services listed below;
Human Resources; Corporate Communications;
Legal Services; Democratic Services; Corporate Policy and Strategic
Planning; Finance and Performance; Digital Services and Audit
Governance and Risk Services. Property and Projects will also
report on Procurement; Contract Management; Programme Management;
Estates Unit and Facilities Management
. Good relations will also be
the responsibility of this committee.