Agenda for East Midlands Shared Services Joint Committee on Monday, 15th September, 2014, 10.30 am

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Goscote Committee Room - County Hall, Leicester, LE3 8RB

Contact: Catherine Ziane-Pryor, Constitutional Services, Tel: 0115 8764298  Email: catherine.pryor@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

26.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Councillor Alan Clark.

27.

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

Minutes:

None.

28.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 65 KB

Last meeting held on 23 June 2014 (for confirmation)

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2014, are confirmed as a true record and were signed by the Chair.

29.

EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC

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.

Minutes:

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 sofar as the following reports contain information of a sensitive business nature.

30.

EAST MIDLANDS SHARED SERVICES UPDATE

Report of the Interim Head of East Midlands Services

Minutes:

Lucy Littlefair, Interim Head East Midlands Shared Services (EMSS), presented the update report.

 

Since June 2014, Lucy and her team have undertaken a comprehensive review of the Shared Services. The report details the findings of the review and the planned improvement in key areas of the organisation.

 

Members of the Committee welcomed the review and the action being taken by the Interim Head and EMSS Team to address identified issues.

 

RESOLVED to approve the recommendations set out in the report and added to at the meeting.

 

Reason for decision:

As set out in the report.

 

Other options considered:

None.

 

31.

EAST MIDLANDS SHARED SERVICES FINANCIAL UPDATE

Head of Corporate and Strategic Finance (Nottingham City Council)

Minutes:

Jeff Abbott, Head of Strategic Finance (NCC) presented a report and was accompanied by Claire Gavagan, Finance Business Partner (NCC).

 

It is noted that in future there will be a different approach for financial reporting.

 

RESOLVED to approve the recommendations set out in the report.

 

Reason for decision:

As set out in the report.

 

Other options considered:

None.