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Janine Gardner, Local Council Consultancy (LCC) Associate and Clerk to Cranbrook Town Council in Devon, discusses how LCC’s services can guide councils in defining their medium to long-term direction, helping to ensure sustainable growth and effective community support.
SLCC’s LCC service is on hand to help you and your council to define your organisation’s strategic direction into the medium to long-term future.
LCC associates bring a wealth of experience in carrying out organisational reviews and developing strategic plans – and can assist you with all or any of the following:
- Establish a baseline position with you of what works well already, what can be improved and reviewing any future plans or requirements, for example if there is significant development taking place in your area and you need to plan for additional demands on your council’s resources.
- Consult with and survey councillors, staff, partners, residents, businesses and the wider public to gain insight and understanding of their views on your organisation and their aspirations for it.
- Agree with you your organisation’s vision, aims, objectives, values and political priorities supported by the insights gained from consultations and surveys.
- Formulate with you SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Specific) objectives for your organisational development, the development of assets, services and projects, which are all aligned with the agreed vision, aims, objectives, values and political priorities.
- Define with you performance measures against which you can track your achievements and outcomes.
- Review and advise on resource implications and financial requirements for planning budgets to suit your ambitions.
- Produce a complete range of reports and documentation required by your council to support the democratic decision-making process.
Here at LCC we’re always very happy to mix and match and top and tail so we can respond to your individual requirements. Please do get in touch with us via email [email protected].
LCC operates on a unique ‘profit-for-purpose’ basis, reinvesting all surpluses to further the development of professional clerks and, through them, the development of the whole sector.
Visit www.localcouncilconsultancy.co.uk/ for more information about LCC.
