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11.1
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The Chief Operating Officer presented a report,
alongside the report for item 12 in the agenda, providing an update
on the council’s Future Sheffield Transformation programme
and work undertaken to date.
The report sets out the proposed next phases of
the programme, helping the council to modernise and improve the
ways we work, in order to achieve better outcomes for our
city.
The report makes a recommendation to agree the
scope of the programme, and also the scale of benefits (financial
and non-financial) recent analysis has identified this work can
deliver. The final recommendation is to agree that the potential
savings are further developed into programme workstreams and
reflected in the Council’s medium term financial
strategy.
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11.2
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RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and
Resources Policy Committee:-
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(a) notes the
work undertaken to date on the Future Sheffield (transformation)
programme and agree the scope of the next phases of the programme,
as set out in the report;
(b) agrees that
the scope of savings identified should be reflected in the
medium-term financial strategy and request that the Director of
Finance and Commercial Services builds them into the next iteration
of the medium-term financial strategy (MTFS); and
(c) agrees the
draw down of the earmarked transformation funding to progress with
these strategic transformation initiatives and detailed proposals
as set out within sections 1.3 - 1.6 of the report (proposals i to
xvii).
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11.3
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Reasons for Decision
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11.3.1
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The proposals
set out in this report form the foundation for a significant
programme of transformation and improvement to enable the Council
to deliver its priorities within a sustainable medium term
financial strategy. The ambition and commitment to improvement and
delivery as part of the Future Sheffield Programme links directly
to the Council Plan priorities and the ‘making it
happen’ section.
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11.3.2
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The analysis and the evidence base summarised at appendix 2
provide a clear overview of the scope for delivery, whilst
recognising that transformation of the scale is challenging there
are many opportunities to develop and modernise the council,
improve service delivery and reduce costs.
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11.3.3
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The scope of the programme blending performance, outcomes and
savings (see Figure 2) reflect the challenges of the financial
context in which the council operates as well at the requirements
of various regulatory bodies and the expectations of the citizens
the Council serves
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11.3.4
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With its ‘one council’ operating model,
Sheffield City Council has set out how it intends to work in a
consistent, holistic and partnership orientated manner. By
including a focus on strategic capabilities, aligning activity to
desired outcome and recognising the importance of both the customer
experience and enabling support services, this will support the
Council to become an organisation that can deliver the ambition
from the Council Plan: to be one of the best performing councils in
the country by 2028.
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11.4
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Alternatives Considered and
Rejected
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11.4.1
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Do nothing - the Council could choose not to
implement the next phases of the Future Sheffield Programme, this
has been rejected because the Council would fail to deliver against
the medium-term financial strategy, and the commitments set out in
the Council Plan
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11.4.2
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Service or directorate-based improvement - the
Council could choose to enable individual services areas to develop
and implement specific changes associated with savings or
improvements within services or directorate budgets. This has been
rejected because it would not achieve the ‘one council’
approach and the holistic outcomes and financial benefits envisaged
in the Council Plan or medium-term financial
strategy.
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11.4.3
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Centrally defined savings targets by policy committee
remit - the Council could choose to allocate savings targets by
policy committee remit. This has been rejected as it would not
deliver service improvements, the alignment of council services to
priorities and would miss opportunities for transformation and the
delivery of the ambitions of the Future Sheffield
Programme.
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