(1) To note that the Leader of the Council and the Council's Section 151 Officer agree to the exemption from the Council's Procedure Rules to enable the award of a contract in (2) below on the basis that it provides for the continuation of work already undertaken during the CGR process and the specialist nature of the work for which the contractor is best placed to supply; and
(2) To enter into a contract with Essex Association of Local Councils to undertake a range of work with the District Council to support the transition from the decision to create three new parish councils to them commencing in existence from 1 April 2027 in the sum of £52,500 (on the basis that £25,000 would be recoverable from across three new parish councils).
Associated report to follow