Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report and recommendations of the Shared Services Joint Committee meeting on 11 January. 

Councillor Alistair Bradley, Executive Leader, presented the confidential report of the Chief Executive.  The report set out proposals for changes to the Councils management structure as a result of further work done with South Ribble Council to develop the operational models, as required by the Council and reported back to Council the recommendations from the Shared Services Joint Committee.

Members discussed the proposals and noted that the decision at South Ribble Borough Council had been deferred.  All parties supported the proposals. 

Councillor Alistair Bradley, Executive Leader proposed, Councillor Peter Wilson, Executive Member for Resources, seconded the DECISION: 

1.    To note the operating model outlined in the report.

2.    Approval granted for the respective sovereign Councils to implement the alternative shared senior management restructure as detailed within the report and shared at Appendix A.

3.    Approval to the convening of an urgent meeting of the new Shared Services Appointments Panel to agree the process and timescales for the two Statutory Officer and respective deputy posts.

4.    Approval of two reserve Members for each sovereign Council to be appointed to the new Shared Appointments Panel.

5.    That subject to the appointment process, approval that detailed business plans for each of the services identified in section 5 be developed and brought forward to the Shared Services Joint Committee by early summer 2018.

6.    Approval to expand the scope of shared services as detailed in Appendix A of the report.

7.    Approval that both Councils develop a joint programme of sharing opportunities to discuss at a future meeting of the Shared Services Joint Committee in line with the previous aim for the two Councils to agree a joint aim to develop the full shared service agenda.