Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Corporate Leadership Team, (copy enclosed).

The Council considered the report of the Corporate Leadership Team seeking Members’ review of the Ignite Business Case for Council Transformation (attached at Appendix 1 to the report), designed to deliver future savings and improve customer service and experience.

The report provided detailed information including, the planned implementation and level of investment required to achieve the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy commissioning the Ignite Future Model.

The Leader of the Council outlined the report and drew Members’ attention to an update which had been circulated prior to the meeting.  Following presentation of the report by the Director of Resources the Leader proposed that recommendations (i), (ii) and (iii) as set out in the report be agreed.  This proposal was duly seconded.

A lengthy debate ensued, during which a number of questions were raised by Members to which information was provided by Officers and the Leader of the Council.

The Chairman put the proposal to agree recommendations (i), (ii) and (iii) and upon a vote being taken this was duly agreed.

Making reference to recommendation (iv) of the report, the Leader of the Council proposed that Councillors I E Dobson and B E Harker be added to the Member representatives on the Council’s existing Transformation Programme Board.  This proposal was duly seconded.  The Leader also reported that Councillor M F L Durham had resigned from the Transformation Programme Board and he therefore proposed that Councillor R G Boyce replace Councillor Durham on this Board.  This proposal was duly seconded.  The Chairman then put these proposals to the Council which were agreed.

RESOLVED

(i)             that the content of the Ignite Future Operating Model Blueprint as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be noted;

(ii)           that the Council agrees to progress with the commissioning of the Ignite Future Council project subject to quarterly gateway reviews contained in reports to the Council in October 2018, January 2019, April 2019, July 2019 and October 2019.

(iii)         that Members specifically review the Net Financial Position in Section 3.2 of this report and consider the following two key points;

a)    Savings delivered from the future model can only be fully realised if the salary cost envelopes detailed in paragraph 3.2.9 of the report are adhered to.

b)    Approximately £400,000 of savings are delivered as a result of changes to our delivery model which will need a decision of the Council.  This is included at Page 44 et seq. of Appendix 1 to the report and will be reported back for decision at the October 2018 meeting of the Council. 

(iv)          that Members note the proposed implementation plan, ongoing project monitoring and governance arrangements and appoint Councillors I E Dobson and B E Harker as additional Council Member representatives to the Council’s existing Transformation Programme Board;

(v)            that Councillor R G Boyce MBE replaces Councillor M F L Durham on the Transformation Programme Board.