Agenda and minutes

East Midlands Shared Services Joint Committee
Wednesday, 9th October, 2019 10.30 am

Venue: LB 31 - Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG. View directions

Contact: Adrian Mann  Governance Officer

Items
No. Item

13.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Councillor Richard Shepherd

14.

Declarations of Interests

Minutes:

None.

15.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 163 KB

Minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2019, for confirmation

Minutes:

The Committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2019 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

16.

Forward Planner pdf icon PDF 259 KB

November 2019 to June 2020

Minutes:

The Chair presented the proposed work programme for the 2019/20 municipal year, which was agreed.

17.

Exclusion of the Public

To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items in accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, under Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3, on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining an exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

RESOLVED to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining item in accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, under Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3, on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining an exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

18.

Exempt Minutes

Exempt Minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2019, for confirmation

Minutes:

The Committee confirmed the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2019 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

19.

Performance Report - Quarter 1 2019/20

Report of the Strategic Director of Finance (Nottingham City Council) and the Director of Corporate Resources (Leicestershire County Council)

Minutes:

Lucy Littlefair, Head of EMSS; Elaine Simpson, EMSS Finance Service Centre (FSC) Manager; and Emma Gibson, EMSS Employee Service Centre (ESC) Manager, presented a report on the performance of EMSS during the first quarter of 2019/20.

 

The Committee noted the report.

20.

Financial Update 2019/20

Report of the Strategic Director of Finance (Nottingham City Council) and the Director of Corporate Resources (Leicestershire County Council)

Minutes:

Lucy Littlefair, Head of EMSS, and David Martin, LCC Acting Corporate Resources Finance Business Partner, presented a report on the current financial performance of EMSS, the Oracle/IT spend for the 2019/20 financial year, and the budget and Medium Term Financial Plan for 2020/21.

 

The Committee noted the report.

21.

Strategic Priorities Update

Report of the Strategic Director of Finance (Nottingham City Council) and the Director of Corporate Resources (Leicestershire County Council)

Minutes:

Lucy Littlefair, Head of EMSS, and Jonathan Allen, Lead Officer (EMSS) for Fit for the Future, presented a report on the strategic priorities identified in the EMSS Business Plan 2019-21 and the upcoming decisions during 2019/20.

 

The Committee noted the report.