Issue - meetings

Report of the Leader of the Council

Appendix 2 (Ubico 2021/2022 business plan and 5 year vision) to follow

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The Ubico 5 year vision and 2021/2022 Business Plan be noted;

2.    It be noted that the Leader of the Council, as shareholder representative, proposes to sign the written resolution to approve the Ubico 5 year vision and 2021/2022 Business Plan in due course.

The Leader of the Council presented the report, describing Ubico as a successful and well-respected local authority-owned company operating across the county. Its priority was to deliver safe and high quality services that met the needs of the authority’s shareholders and the residents they serve.

She acknowledged that 2020 had brought a series of considerably different challenges to anything they had faced before, and it had been essential to continue to deliver frontline services. In 2021 and 2022, much ongoing work would still be needed to continue meeting these challenges.

The proposals contained in the 2021/22 business plan were built around four pillars: People, Operation, Climate and Business Development. The plan sought to leverage synergies and economies of scale, harness opportunities to deliver value back to partners, use technology to drive operational efficiency, understand the communities’ needs, and inspire its workforce to be committed to providing value for money and carbon neutral services.

She added that Ubico would submit individual business cases to support potential investment proposals within the 2021/22 Business Plan to develop areas of the business that had been identified as having potential to deliver greater value for shareholders. While she as Leader of the Council had the authority to approve the business plan, she was bringing it to Cabinet to be noted in order to support greater transparency and involvement in the future strategic direction of Ubico.

The Leader of the Council moved to a vote, where it was unanimously:

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The Ubico 5 year vision and 2021/2022 Business Plan be noted;

2.    It be noted that the Leader of the Council, as shareholder representative, proposes to sign the written resolution to approve the Ubico 5 year vision and 2021/2022 Business Plan in due course.