Somerset boasts significant strengths. These are a strong foundation on which to improve lives in the county:
Despite our strengths Somerset has challenges to overcome:
To be properly equipped to deliver, the Council has to understand its own drivers:
And challenges…
The Business Plan says what the Council will do to deliver its Vision. Key to success is working with all our partners and making use of the county’s many strengths and assets.
The Business Plan also says how we will develop the capacity and capability we need.
The Council must be confident, capable and financially sustainable if it is to deliver the Business Plan. So that we are equipped to deal with the challenges and grasp the opportunities ahead, we will:
To achieve this the Business Plan sets five organisational development priorities for the Council.
Everyone in the Council has a responsibility to consider and reflect the Business Plan in their service planning, budget setting and performance management. Everything in the Business Plan is subject to availability of funding and our decision-making processes.