Agenda and minutes

All Members attending.

None.

Of the meeting held on 15 September 2014 (for confirmation)

The minutes of the meeting held on 15 September 2014, were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

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.

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.

Of the meeting held on 15 September 2014 (for confirmation)

The exempt minutes of the meeting held on 15 September 2014, were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

Joint Report of Glen O’Connell – Acting Corporate Director for Resources, Nottingham City Council (NCC) and Chris Tambini – Assistant Director of Strategic Finance and Property, Leicestershire County Council (LCC)

Lucy Littlefair, Head of EMSS, delivered a presentation to accompany the report and summarise some of the performance information. A copy of the exempt presentation was submitted as an appendix to the online item following the meeting.

The report and presentation updates the Committee on the outcome of further analysis and provides proposed and current actions for addressing areas where  performance improvement is possible.

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.

Joint Report of Glen O’Connell – Acting Corporate Director for Resources, Nottingham City Council (NCC) and Chris Tambini – Assistant Director of Strategic Finance and Property, Leicestershire County Council (LCC)

Lucy Littlefair, Head of EMSS, and Jeff Abbott, Head of Strategic Finance (NCC), updated the current and projected financial position of East Midlands Shared Services.

Specific areas discussed included:

(a)  Staffing;

(b)  Supplies and services;

(c)  External income.

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.

Joint report of Glen O’Connell – Acting Corporate Director for Resources, Nottingham City Council (NCC) and Chris Tambini – Assistant Director of Strategic Finance and Property, Leicestershire County Council (LCC)

Jeff Abbott, Head of Strategic Finance (NCC), introduced the report which proposed a draft medium term financial plan for the financial years 2015/16 to 2018/19.

RESOLVED to approve the recommendations amended at the meeting.

Reason for Decision: To ensure that the Committee has all the information required to make robust decisions.

Other options considered: None.