>> Foreword by the Chief Executive |
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Welcome to the new look Annual Report which is also the last Best Value Performance Plan. The Best Values Performance Plan is being phased out as the Best Value Performance Indicators are replaced by the new National Indicator Set. Performance planning is incorporated into the Corporate Plan while this Annual Report is now a retrospective look at the year from both an operational and financial perspective. As well as these changes to the national performance regime, a lot has been happening at the City Council. Last summer saw exceptional flooding and Worcester employees were involved in the emergency, organising rest centres and dealing with the diversions as well as the clear up after the waters receded. We introduced the final phase of wheelie bins in the autumn thus accelerating our domestic refuse recycling rates to levels that seemed impossible a few short years ago. Plans for the renaissance of the city have also taken a step forward with work starting on the new University city centre campus. We’ve also been successful in attracting funding from schemes depending on a public vote. We have winning schemes for both a pedestrian and cycle bridge at Diglis and an I-Play facility for Cripplegate Park. As well as being good schemes, they both depended on a lot of hard work generating public support. These and many other achievements for the year are described in what follows. |
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