Agenda and minutes

Councillor Peter Osborne

Councillor Byron Rhodes

Glen O’Connell

Chris Tambini

None

To approve the minutes of the meeting dated 7 December 2015.

The minutes of the meeting held on 7 December 2015 were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

Update from Lucy Littlefair, Head of East Midlands Shared Service

Lucy Littlefair, Head of East Midlands Shared Services (EMSS) provided a verbal update on the HR and Finance System options appraisal.

The following point was highlighted:

(a)  the current version of Oracle has had support extended until 2021.  This extension to the support agreement is in writing.  Oracle have another Cloud-based product called ‘Fusion’ which could be an option for EMSS;

RESOLVED to bring further options back to the December meeting of the EMSSJC.

To propose meeting on the following dates in 2016/17:

19 September 2016

12 December 2016

20 March 2017;

September 19 was agreed as the next date.

With the two Members from Leicestershire County Council giving apologies, it was agreed to let the Clerk confirm availability for the remaining two meetings in 2016/17 outside of the meeting and confirm in September.

To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration

of the remaining items in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local

Government Act 1972 on the basis that, having regard to all the

circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption

outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information by virtue of

Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items in accordance with section 100a(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act, in so far as the following reports contain information of a sensitive business nature.

To confirm the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 7 December 2015.

The exempt minutes of the meeting held on 7 December 2015 were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

Report of Lucy Littlefair, Head of East Midlands Shared Services

Lucy Littlefair, Head of EMSS introduced the East Midlands Shared Services Annual Report for 2015/16.

RESOLVED to approve the recommendations set out in the report.

Reasons for decisions

As set out in the report.

Other options considered

As set out in the report.

Report of Lucy Littlefair, Head of East Midlands Shared Services, and Rachel Firth, Assistant Finance Business Partner at Leicestershire County Council

Rachel Firth, Assistant Finance Business Partner at Leicestershire County Council introduced the East Midlands Shared Services Annual Report for 2015/16.

RESOLVED to approve the recommendations set out in the report.

Reasons for decisions

As set out in the report.

Other options considered

As set out in the report.