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Co-design a leadership framework, setting out leadership behaviours for all Assistant Directors, Directors and Corporate Directors. Redesign the roles, relationships and responsibilities for senior management. Develop and embed a plan to build greater understanding about the mid-term financial strategy. Open-Ended Response Co-design with officers a Cultural Improvement Plan, define shared leadership based on kindness, respect and professional generosity, learning from partners and directorate successes. Senior managers co-design a partnership plan, defining expectations and strengthening relationships as one council. Establish an environment that strengthens leadership and strategic intent through a Corporate Improvement and Resilience Plan Develop and deliver an induction programme for the new mayor of the combined authority, representing York’s interests, in a visible show of unity. Open-Ended Response Develop and implement a communications strategy and plan to inspire action regularly sharing progress against priorities, internally and externally. Establish and facilitate a city leaders’ annual ‘events’ programme comprised of thematic discussions bringing together city leaders to resolve strategic issues, including championing York’s interests regionally and nationally. Build on the range of ways that employees can make suggestions for improvement including exploring an e-“ideas” hub for all staff. Strengthen the role of senior managers, harnessing their expertise and commitment to the city. Open-Ended Response Review progress against the Council Plan confirming priorities and agreeing a roadmap to hold the organisation to account and action. Review Performance Development and performance management, ensuring alignment to EACH (Equalities, Affordability, Climate and Health outcomes), establishing SMART objectives for employees that embedded in service plans and day to day delivery of services. Review internal governance structures to embed clear accountability and responsibility, establishing appropriate governance arrangements to deliver the council plan priorities, savings plans and transformation programme. Review Scrutiny and oversight, growing the councillor induction programme into a councillor development programme, to include opportunities to build increased understanding of roles and responsibilities for both officers and councillors. Open-Ended Response Response Response Response Response Response Response Response Response Other - please tell us what your religion or belief is or leave blank if you prefer not to say Response Response 2 1 Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree To be open and listen to new ideas from the CMT members. Agree Agree Agree Agree To be more open to new ideas from the CMT members, and from all areas of the council and residents, community groups and businesses, partner organisations. Agree Agree Agree No opinion Open events by the council and partner organisations, to meet residents, and businesses, and visitors to share ambitions and ideas both ways. Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 3 2 Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Good communication to all staff on the mid term financial strategy is important to ensure there is a clear understanding throughout the organisation. Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Disagree Agree No, skip this section 4 3 Agree Agree Agree Agree A requirement for strategic leaders to have a good understanding of what is happening at an Operational Level and a clear process for them to follow around decision making which incudes consulting with and working with operational managers to develop any plans, changes or the implementation of new models/ways of working. Too many ideas are being developed and plans drawn up by senior managers who have no involvement in, understanding or appreciation of the operational practicalities of how plans are going to be implemented and delivered. Senior Leaders egos and ambitions are being prioritised over the needs of people in York and at the detriment of an already overstretched workforce. Agree Don't know Don't know No opinion Encourage joint working across all departments, discourage the culture of hand offs to other teams/departments by encouraging joint responsibility and investing in more generalist roles to bridge gaps and better connect teams who are working in silos. Work towards ensuring every Council Officer is the friendly face of the Council and not just some (e.g. LACs). Encourage a culture of acknowledging many people who work in the Council live in the city as citizens also and stop treating the Council and service system as separate to the people/citizens who live here - addressing intrinsic power imbalances. Don't know No opinion Agree Don't know Reduce the emphasis and weight of senior managers power in decision making - more devolved decision making, sharing power with citizens, communities and frontline staff (who actually understand what is happening on the ground) There is too much weight given to the strategic leaders helicopter view which often misses important details and what really matters to the majority. If everyone is going to be committed to the city and to positive change, everyone needs to feel like they are genuinely included and listened to and not just heard via tokenistic consultation processes. Agree Don't know Agree Agree Embed positive joint working and the consideration of combining resources and budgets as a key requirement and key performance indicator across the organisation - to help discourage silo working, hand offs and arguments about budgets/protectiveness over one area's interests to the detriment of another. Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Bisexual No 5 4 Don't know Agree Agree Agree There has been too much change, we need stability now. Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Don't know Agree Employee engagement is good but will it be listened too? Agree Agree Agree Agree Listen to its officers, they have knowledge and experience that is vital for delivery No, skip this section 6 5 Disagree Agree Disagree Agree - Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Need to correct the attitude and blame culture that exists within all services as their is a lack understanding of the financial impact at the operational level. That will enable a better untied culture. The organisation is run like 100 different business and everyone believes they are the 'centre of the universe'! Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree It an obvious suggestion, but we lose skilled staff because lowest paid staff can earn more money in most other sectors now and I find people are not looking at longer term financial planning (eg Council has good pension) as it's a day to day crisis. Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 7 6 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion The council should second employees to work with corporations to see first - hand the issues which corporations face which the council could help with. No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion Have a clear idea of what is being aimed at. Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No, skip this section 8 7 Agree Agree Agree Agree All these areas should already be the focus of the organisation's leadership. Having to focus on these areas suggests that the organisation's leadership is not visible or the heart of the organisation, or indeed behaving or creating the type of relationships required from senior officers! Agree Agree Agree Agree I don't think anyone would disagree with these comments. Are you really asking the right questions in this consultation? Disagree Agree Agree Agree We do not need a communications plan with information constantly thrown at us - there's enough to contend with on a daily basis! 9 8 Agree Agree Agree Agree keep to core achievable objectives - there are lots of things that are nice to aim for but if they are not achievable with the staffing capacity you should be realistic about that in your aims. No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree At all times be realistic on capacity of staff Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 56-59 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little Christian Heterosexual/straight No 10 9 Don't know Agree Don't know Agree 11 10 Agree Agree Agree Agree As part of the refresh for the coroporate management team, could they be formally matched with experienced mentors (ideally former directors and/or COO) maybe arranged via the LGA ? Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Disagree Agree Agree I disagree with the suggestion around PDR's for various reasons, mainly because I see the council plan as the tool used by councillors to set the direction for the organisation, and I understand this links to measurable KPI, however, while we (employees) contribute to such outcomes, there are too many 'variables' outside of our control that ultimatly mean PDR are demotivating. A better way maybe to look from the ground up. Look at the skills we need now and moving forward (say the next 5 years) within our organisation, find a methodology to link our needed skills with the local plan or council plan, (or could we develop a universal 'plan' aimed at staff and council KPI). Tailor the development and nurturing of people and teams to the PDR model ....its just a thought but I think it would be amazing if we took a totally new look at PDRs find out what research says, what University have discovered and use this to develop a new PDR approach. Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 12 11 Agree Agree Agree Agree Improved communication and recognition by senior officers of the work being done by officers on lower grades. A simple acknowledgement and a thank you doesn't take much time but can make all the difference to someone's motivation, particularly when resources are stretched and people are going the extra mile. Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No, skip this section 13 12 Agree Agree Agree Agree The redesigning of roles should not be just about cost saving but should reflect the needs of the city. The Leadership framework should not just be words but should be lived and breathed and be transparent. Disagree Agree Disagree Disagree 3 of these just sound like words with no foundation, what an earth does that mean to the general public. How are you going to evidence you have delivered that. Developing an induction programme for the new mayor the combined authority, how much resource is that going to take up! Agree Agree Disagree Agree An e ideas hub, a lot of people still wont be comfortable with contributing where things can be pointed at them, there is far too much blame culture in the council currently for a lot of people to feel comfortable doing anything like this. Lots of teams stating only this week that is not my baby to hold, we need to embed the nature of working together and shared responsiblity. Agree Agree Agree Agree All the above are needed but where are the aspirations of the Council since we stopped having a CEO this has gone, its all about cost savings, we saved costs when we had a CEO but at least there were also aspirations for improvement, a shared vision that all could get involved with, people felt inspired. Objectives are set locally by managers based on what the team deliver, the current PDR system is intrinsically broken, the system to manage this is abhorrent. The foundations and understanding of PDR need to be sorted first before anything more aspirational, the amount of staff that have been at CYC for a nos of years who move teams and it is found they have never had a PDR, where is the accountability we need to get SMARTer but for all not just those teams that see this as important, sadly due to itrent and its set up PDR has become a box ticking exercise for many. Yes, continue to this section Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Yes Prefer not to say No Prefer not to say Heterosexual/straight No 14 13 Agree Agree Agree Agree 15 14 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Disagree Agree Agree Partnership plan should be developed by all grades and particularly by staff who work day to day with partners, including residents. Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No, skip this section 16 15 Don't know Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree 17 16 Don't know Agree Don't know Agree Agree Agree Don't know Agree Agree Don't know Agree Don't know Agree Don't know Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Prefer not to say No 18 17 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Consult before making announcements on cutting budgets to organisations eg York Explore, treat organisations with respect eg Salvation Army. Work with other parties in the interest of the city and its residents. Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree "Look closely at the city's success stories eg York Explore. They have had to ride the storm of increased fuel costs since the agreement of their contract. They are classed as a ""warm space"" and are used by some people to keep warm in winter. I accept the government has ""short changed"" York and cuts have to be made but consultation should take place before cuts are made / considered. Shortening the hours at James St and Towthorpe Recycling has been done at the wrong time of year. It would be better reduced in winter months eg late November to early March. More cities are charging a tourist tax, I believe York should follow suit, it would provide some income and is unlikely to put tourists off." Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes Not at all Christian Heterosexual/straight Yes 19 18 Agree Agree Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Don't know Agree Don't know Agree Disagree Agree Don't know Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes Any other White background No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 20 19 Agree Agree Agree Agree Make the leaders more connected to our communities as have they even been to the areas where the issues are? Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Connect with our communities more Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 21 20 Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Disagree Disagree Agree Disagree What do any of these weasel words actually mean in practice? Educate establish strengthen… blah blah blah. Huge amounts of money are cut out of budgets and all this corporate waffle means nothing to people who see this as spending even more money on pointless meetings to discuss a meaningless direction for strategic vision. Why does this even require more discussion? Surely these issues have been here for some considerable time? Why is there no agreed strategic direction? Agree Agree Agree Agree Why isn’t this kind of agreement already in place? What the hell has been going on to mean this needs stating? Why aren’t council governance lines of accountability & responsibility already clear?? Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Other No 22 21 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight No 23 22 Don't know Agree Don't know Agree Introduce a performance system that ties senior management pay and any bonuses to performance and target delivery Don't know Don't know Agree Disagree The latter is a bit late since the elected Mayor is already on office. Agree Disagree Agree Agree Make all communication start with listening to residents. This is a prime example of top down communication often seen from CYC where you tell residents what you are going to do and ask if we agree with you but give no alternatives. Agree Agree Don't know Agree Why are current governance structures so poor? Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Male Yes Any other White background No Christian Heterosexual/straight Yes 24 23 Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Less chiefs Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Stop slagging everyone off Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Let officers do their job and not be bullied No, skip this section 25 24 No opinion Agree No opinion Disagree "It starts off with an answer and then frames a question to produce the required endorsement. If the change is budget-driven then all options should be on the table. Similar leading question approach to those used in the earlier transport ""consultation"". The Councils management team needs to be strengthened." No opinion No opinion Don't know Disagree "Seems to eb an oblique way of getting Council officials to toe a party line. Any show of unity with the enw Mayor will be viewed as politiclaly partisan. He needs to make well informaed but ""arms length"" decsions." Agree Don't know Agree Don't know Opposed to propaganda being paid for by taxpayers Don't know Disagree Don't know Agree Outrageous that anyone should suggest that personal development plans and through them promotion opportunities - should rest on an officer's adherance to the policies of one political group Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 26 25 Agree Agree Disagree No opinion Consider whether there is time for such navel-gazing in the Council's priorities Agree Agree Agree I feel I have already responded to all these in previous sections No, skip this section 27 26 Agree Agree Agree Agree These sound platitudinous and rather time-wasting (eg redesigning roles and responsibilities for senior management) but presumably well intentioned. However, what on earth was the Council doing before? Surely this sort of aim should be unecessary to spend too much time on? Don't know Agree Agree Agree These are all about improving behaviour and intentions of the Council members. Why should this be necessary and will it waste time and expertise that would be better spent on issues that are important for developments for the City of York? Agree Agree Agree Agree Might be useful to publically share these plans and ambitions with residents and consider their comments on them. Agree Agree Disagree Agree Surely the internal governance structures and accountability should already be in place? what will such a time-intensive review contribute to improving existing priorities, plans and savings and how will they be communicated to York citizens? Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes Prefer not to say No Not at all Prefer not to say Prefer not to say No 28 27 Agree Agree Agree Agree these roles need to have measurable accountability. If a role is not being completed to the general satisfaction then the holder of that role must resign, not be moved, resign Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 29 28 No opinion No opinion Agree Agree No opinion Agree No opinion Agree No opinion No opinion Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Other - please tell us what your religion or belief is or leave blank if you prefer not to say Wiccan Heterosexual/straight No 30 29 No opinion Agree No opinion Agree like to see those in charge down at west offices, put names to faces, encourage them to attend team meetings - but not zoom etc face to face Agree Agree No opinion No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 56-59 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Other - please tell us what your religion or belief is or leave blank if you prefer not to say Agnostic Heterosexual/straight Yes 31 30 No opinion Disagree Don't know Agree Agree Disagree Don't know Agree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree include people at all levels and don't assume that just because someone is a senior manager or leader that they understand more than anyone else. Agree Agree Agree Agree always make sure that progress against SMART objectives is reviewed regularly eg every 3 months - otherwise there is no point No, skip this section 32 31 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Heterosexual/straight No 33 32 Agree Agree Agree Agree More transparency & communication with the public - less council jargon & better explanations. Agree Agree Agree Agree Public consultations with more prominent advertising - letters to houses, emails etc Better visibility from councillors, who engage with residents. Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Invest in core services such as local Healthcare, Social Care, Children's Services & Libraries - these are important & basic services that residents need. Councillors & CYC staff need an understanding of each & the important role they play in the city. Yes, continue to this section 25-39 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 34 33 Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Disagree Yes, continue to this section Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say 35 34 Agree Agree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree No opinion No opinion No opinion Agree No opinion No opinion Agree Agree Agree No opinion Yes, continue to this section 25-39 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight No 36 35 No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree No opinion Yes, continue to this section 56-59 Female Yes White - Irish Yes Not at all No religion Gay or Lesbian No 37 36 Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little Christian Heterosexual/straight No 38 37 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Prefer not to say Prefer not to say No 39 38 No opinion Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Disagree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion No opinion No opinion No, skip this section 40 39 Agree Agree Agree Agree Be transparent about salaries, money spen to achieve this and the process of selecting people to review this. Agree Agree Agree Disagree Agree No opinion No opinion Disagree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Male Yes Any other White background No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 41 40 Don't know Agree Don't know Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree No, skip this section 42 41 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight No 43 42 Don't know Don't know Agree Agree Listen to the people of York, get out in these streets and see what's happening... at ground level, reality level. Disagree No opinion No opinion No opinion Agree Agree Disagree No opinion "Build on the range of ways that employees can make suggestions for improvement including exploring an e-""ideas"" hub for all staff. Great, but priority needs to be given to listening to the PEOPLE of York, not employees of COYC. The people who live, breath eat and shit in these streets day in day out, not people in shirts and blouses working in offices or from home. The real people of tgis city see what is going on, not many council workers get out there all day long everday, 7 a week." No opinion No opinion Agree Agree All of the gousing team need to relay cases to abother wotker should they disappear on holiday (to which they are of course entitled) when residents who risk becoming homeless or already are left abandoned as no system is in place at West Offices for anyone else to pick up the relay. The system creates homelessness in this respect which is far-impacting and a great cost to ALL services and thus society. Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Male Yes Prefer not to say Prefer not to say A little Other - please tell us what your religion or belief is or leave blank if you prefer not to say Grafting on Earth, find out later. What else? 🙂 Heterosexual/straight Yes 44 43 Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree No opinion No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 45 44 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 46 45 Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree No opinion Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree No opinion Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree No, skip this section 47 46 Agree Disagree Don't know Agree It is a concern that objective number two is not in place, this in turn affects how we might respond to number three. Visibility in all leadership should be given a high priority and the employees should witness management leading the way and adhering to corporate values and goals. To many on the outside C of YC appear to be totally reactive, not proactive. Agree Don't know Don't know Agree Sorry, but this is virtually management speak that means little to others. Goal one should already be in place, if not why not? Goals three and four need fleshing out. What does it mean in real terms? Nothing SMART about this. Agree Agree Don't know Agree "What on earth does an e-“ideas” hub for all staff mean? Its a concern that the senior cohort clearly aren't leading as they should be. Why are they still in post if not able to deliver? Leadership starts at the top. Poor leadership leads to poor outcomes and values from the staff below ""if they don't demonstrate good values etc. why should we""?" Agree Agree Agree Agree Performance development should have been in place years ago. Is this another example of how outdated CoYC has become? Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say No Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say 48 47 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No, skip this section 49 48 Agree Agree Agree Agree 50 49 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion Agree No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion Agree No, skip this section 51 50 Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion No opinion Agree Disagree No opinion No opinion Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say 52 51 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion Disagree Disagree Disagree No opinion Agree Disagree Disagree Disagree No opinion Disagree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Prefer not to say Heterosexual/straight Yes 53 52 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 54 53 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes Not at all Christian Heterosexual/straight Yes 55 54 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Don't know No, skip this section 56 55 Agree Agree Agree Agree 57 56 Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes Any other White background No No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 58 57 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Female Yes Any other White background No Prefer not to say Heterosexual/straight No 59 58 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Don't know Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Disagree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say No Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say 60 59 No opinion Agree No opinion Disagree Ensure that the members all can work together and will listen to members that have different opinions/ideas and not just dismiss them. Agree Agree Agree Agree Do not let political parties influence the desires/needs of the people of York City whatever their desires. Not all towns have the same needs Agree Don't know Agree No opinion Publish the ideas as not all ideas are appropriate or well received and in some cases there will be conflicting views Agree Agree Don't know No opinion Do not make the mistake that as many people as possible make a strong foundation. Ensure that the views/ideas/plans are all workable at a reasonable cost Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 61 60 Agree Agree No opinion No opinion No opinion Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree No opinion No opinion Agree No opinion No opinion Agree No, skip this section 62 61 Agree Agree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree Agree Disagree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 63 62 Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British 64 63 Agree Agree Agree Agree Ensure that accountability is indeed allocated to key managers, and they MANAGE, and train their departments to operate efficiently and responsibly. The problem with designing operating strategies of this is how to anchor commitment to these strategies across changing political leaders. Agree Agree Agree Agree These are all stated Policies and directions (Very, and needlessly 'wordy', The above could be said in just one statement). I suspect your expensive management consultancy is getting carried away! Please reign them in. I doubt anyone would disagree with these good intentions. The question is how and when the Policies are translated into actions. Agree Disagree No opinion Agree "Some of the above will potentially become a ""talking shop"", with sandwiches! You should not need an expensive hi-tech way for employees to express their improvement ideas. Some may even be intimidated by such systems." Agree Agree Agree Agree As previous comment, there is over-lap, repetition and duplication in most of these above statements. This is poor, and will allow confusion, and deliberate or otherwise mis-interpretation of the goals and activities. Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight No 65 64 Agree Agree Agree Agree It all sounds so good but does make me wonder what sort of organisation you had before you decided on this reform. Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little Christian Heterosexual/straight No 66 65 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes Prefer not to say No No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 67 66 Don't know Agree Don't know Don't know Agree Agree Don't know Agree Agree Agree Agree Don't know Don't know Don't know Agree Don't know Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Prefer not to say Prefer not to say No 68 67 Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree No opinion No opinion Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes Not at all Buddhist Heterosexual/straight No 69 68 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes Not at all Christian Heterosexual/straight No 70 69 Agree Agree No opinion No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Disagree Agree No opinion Agree No opinion Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes Not at all No religion Heterosexual/straight No 71 70 Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree The council should already be fully aware and focused on delivery. To me this is just an opportunity to spend more money on a process which should not be required if the current council organisation was truly effective. A proper management team is continuously changing and identifying areas for improvement and does not require a so-called one off reorganisation/reboot in order to be told how to do the job! Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree This is classic management speak, if the council requires an outside party to identify how to work together then this supports the view of many that the council doesn’t really operate as effectively as it could, as would be the case if it was a private organisation of similar size and cost. Disagree Disagree Agree Disagree Once again the implication is that the current methods for involving council members and the general public is flawed. This is evidenced by the fact that on several occasions it has been re-launched and then peters out as the temporary focus (at great cost) is lost. The only good idea proposed is that staff be encouraged to identify improvements. A staff suggestion scheme, where participants are encouraged to take part and rewarded for any adopted ideas, is good if managed effectively. Any ideas for improvement should only be rewarded if they fall outside the scope of the job description of the individual.. Disagree Disagree Disagree Disagree I find it unbelievable that the council are seeking support from members of the public to actually undertake what should be a normal part of the management process. If the council is saying that it is failing to undertake this already then there is a significant problem. Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight No 72 71 Agree Agree Agree Agree 73 72 No opinion Agree No opinion No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Male Yes Prefer not to say No No religion Heterosexual/straight No 74 73 Agree Agree Agree Don't know Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree No opinion Don't know Agree No opinion Agree Don't know Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little Christian Heterosexual/straight No 75 74 Agree No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion Agree No opinion Agree Agree No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 76 75 No opinion Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little Christian Heterosexual/straight No 77 76 Agree Agree No opinion No opinion Council leadership team should have a stake in service delivery. I ideally, they would live in the city. This is so important, it should not be brushed off with excuses: if people don't think York is good enough to live in, then they should not be running the city. Agree Disagree Disagree Agree "You can't be ""one council"" if you exclude junior staff from the vision. That's just elitist nonsense." Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Agree Disagree Agree Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Male Prefer not to say White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Prefer not to say No 78 77 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Prefer not to say Heterosexual/straight Yes 79 78 Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight No 80 79 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A lot No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 81 80 No, skip this section 82 81 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree 83 82 Agree Agree Agree Agree There should be yearly financial report of CoYC available on its web site. There should be singled out responsibility for the coordination of audits for road repair and other similar works - results available for the public as well. The quality of these services are abysmal. Disagree Disagree Disagree No opinion These is lips service - no real value for the citizens of York from such activities: waste of time and money. Concrete work - concrete results please. All these above is a newspeak = rubbish. Agree Agree Agree No opinion All above activities should be available to contribution/participation of citizens of York. Agree Disagree Agree Agree Personal responsibility is the word. Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes Any other White background No Christian Heterosexual/straight Yes 84 83 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight No 85 84 Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No, skip this section 86 85 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Don't know Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Heterosexual/straight No 87 86 Agree Agree Agree Agree Hold respectful, properly cooperative partnerships as the ideal Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree 40-55 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 88 87 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion No opinion Agree No opinion Agree No opinion Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 56-59 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Other - please tell us what your religion or belief is or leave blank if you prefer not to say JEDI Heterosexual/straight No 89 88 No opinion Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree No opinion No opinion No opinion Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Heterosexual/straight No 90 89 Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No No religion Heterosexual/straight No 91 90 Agree Agree Agree Agree 92 91 Agree Disagree Agree Don't know Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Don't know Agree No opinion Agree No opinion Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes Not at all No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 93 92 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 40-55 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Heterosexual/straight Prefer not to say 94 93 Disagree Agree Agree Agree Leadership won't work without a basic cultural shift to active participation by all citizens and acceptance of offers to participate to strengthen the society fabric. I am personally disappointed about how difficult and discouraging it has been and still is, to provide my own strengths and skills where I can, even though I'm now retired. Disagree Disagree Agree Agree The Council is riven by opposing political views and all these talks of design will be negated without an agreed common political purpose. I'd need to see an urgent and immediate time frame for this 'induction programme'. Agree Disagree Agree Disagree I can't see why 'Leading Together' hasn't already happened, if it was a viable project. Don't spend money on grandstanding 'event's. Acta non verba, or, as the bulk of York's citizens would say (and we are the citizens who will suffer or benefit): 'deeds not words' Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, but all these proposals are pie in the sky without time frames which are strictly adhered to and don't drift. Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes Not at all Christian Heterosexual/straight No 95 94 Agree No opinion Agree Agree No opinion No opinion Agree Agree Agree Don't know Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little No religion Heterosexual/straight Yes 96 95 No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion No opinion 97 96 Don't know Agree Agree Agree Talk to the senior managers on the ground they know more about the residents Agree Agree Agree Agree No opinion Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree As an adult learner in the city at a time we are being asked to retrain I feel we are marginalised in the city. York Learning are fab but their venues are poor and not designed for adults. Have you talked to them or their learners because I don't think so. Yes, continue to this section 25-39 Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little Christian Heterosexual/straight No 98 97 Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Don't know Agree Agree Agree Agree Agree Don't know Agree Agree Agree Agree Yes, continue to this section 65+ Female Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British Yes A little Christian Prefer not to say No 99 98 Agree Agree Agree Agree Don't know Don't know Don't know Disagree Agree Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Disagree No opinion Disagree Yes, continue to this section Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Prefer not to say Any other White background Prefer not to say A lot Other - please tell us what your religion or belief is or leave blank if you prefer not to say yorkshire Jedi Prefer not to say Prefer not to say 100 99 No opinion Agree No opinion Agree No opinion Disagree Disagree No opinion Disagree Disagree Agree No opinion Agree Don't know Agree Don't know Yes, continue to this section 60-64 Male Yes White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British No Christian Prefer not to say No