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Purpose of the
Corporate Plan
2019-2024
In compliance with the Local Government Act 2001, as amended
by Local Government Reform Act 2014, this Corporate Plan
is prepared on the basis of an organisational wide strategic
Belview Port, Kilkenny. approach encompassing the various activities of the Council.
The Plan includes the main objectives and priorities for each
of the Council’s principal activities and is designed to meet the
circumstances of the local authority, whilst preserving flexibility
in order to meet the demands of a changing environment.
This Corporate Plan will serve as Kilkenny County
Council’s strategic framework for action during the
lifetime of the present elected Council from 2019 to 2024.
This Corporate Plan has been prepared in consultation
with the Elected Members, the Corporate Policy Group, the
Management Team and staff of Kilkenny County Council.
The purpose of this five-year Corporate Plan is to provide a framework
for the Elected Members, Management and staff to set the policies
and direction for Kilkenny County Council until June 2024. The
Corporate Plan will guide the policy making processes of the Strategic
Policy Committees and the Corporate Policy Group and sets out
and reviews Kilkenny County Council’s agreed vision, objectives
and strategies in respect of our many functions and activities.
The Corporate Plan incorporates:
• The corporate objectives and supporting strategies.
• The manner in which Kilkenny County Council proposes to
assess its performance in respect of each such strategy, taking
account of the need to work towards best practice in service
delivery.
• Proposals for organisational capacity, resources and
This Corporate Plan improvements required to promote efficiency of operations,
improvements to customer service.
will serve as Kilkenny
County Council’s The Annual Budget, Capital Programme and Service Delivery
strategic framework Plans will implement the strategies outlined in the Corporate Plan
for action during setting targets for implementation. These aims will be incorporated
into Service Development Plans and Personal Development Plans.
the lifetime of the
present Elected Monitoring on our progress towards achieving the aims of
Council from 2019 to this plan will be done through the monthly and quarterly Chief
annual
indicators.
performance
and
Reports
Executive’s
2024.
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