| Reference Number :- | 2494 |
| Date :- | 2014/12/12 |
| Decision Maker :- | Cabinet |
| Subject to Call-in :- | Yes |
| Subject of Decision :- | Transforming Work Arrangements |
| Decision :- | (a) The progress of the IT investment programme and the proposed next stages were noted; (b) The progress of consideration of potential office rationalisation, including potential future decisions on the potential disposals of Clay Hall, Westleigh House and the offices at Waddesdon Road were noted; (c) In respect of the Cash Office at Frinton: (i) the principle of the disposal of the freehold of the Council House at Frinton, to Frinton and Walton Town Council, for a nominal sum in return for the permanent availability of shared office space for TDC and other partners was approved; (ii) the use of the General Disposal Consent Order to facilitate the disposal at less than the Best Consideration Reasonably Obtainable was authorised; (iii) the determination of the principal terms of the disposal was delegated to the Corporate Director (Corporate Services), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, Inward Investment and Asset Management; and (iv) the Corporate Director (Corporate Services) was authorised to dispose of the property to Frinton and Walton Town Council on such other terms as he considered appropriate; (d) The progress of implementation of the Council’s Staff Development activities was noted; (e) The expenditure of £30,000 for the alteration of the redundant cash office to increase office, reception and interview facilities and a location for the Community Safety Partnership Hub was approved; (f) The expenditure of £15,500 for the procurement of a new Committee Management System was approved; (g) The expenditure of £46,500 for the development of new scanning and postal processes and the procurement of alterations to the Bungalow in Alexandria Gardens and equipment was approved; (h) The one-off budget of £50,000 for the recruitment of two temporary staff for 18 months to carry out the digitisation of existing records was approved; and (i) The one off invest-to-save funding proposed for resolutions (e) to (h) above was met from the 2014/15 Fit for Purpose Budget. |
| Reason for Decision :- | Having considered and discussed the report and the proposed way forward. |
| Alternative Options Considered :- | None. |
| Conflicts of Interest Delared (and Dispensations Granted by the Monitoring Officer) :- | Councillors Johnson and Turner each declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to item A.2 – Transforming Working Arrangements insofar as they were also Members of Frinton and Walton Town Council. Consultation with Ward Member: N/A |
| Contact Officer :- | Corporate Director (Corporate Services) - Martyn Knappett |
| Decision to Take Effect at end of :- | 2014/12/22 |
| Attachments :- | A.2 Report Transforming Working Arrangements (147K/bytes) |