Recommendations of the Shared Services Board held on 18th August 2011 (Relating to Confidential Items)
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Consideration was given to the recommendations of the Shared Services Board held on 18th August 2011.
Land Drainage and Watercourses – Business Case
RECOMMENDED:
(a) that the shared Land Drainage Service proposals detailed in the Business Case (Option 3) be approved, in accordance with the previously agreed Project Initiation Document dated 22nd June 2011;
(b) that it be agreed that this new service be known as the “North Worcestershire Land Drainage Service”; and
(c) that all initial set up costs be met from existing budgets.
Single Business Case – Seven Services
RECOMMENDED:
(a) that the Single Business Case proposals be approved in respect of shared services for the following seven services:
(b) that the detail within the Operational Shared Services Agreement be noted and that subject to the change of date in Section 14, which will remain blank until agreement has been reached by Full Council and the need for the appendices to be populated, the Agreement be endorsed and signed on behalf of the Full Council.
Car Parking – Business Case
RECOMMENDED:
(a) that Option 2 (to “extend Wychavon District Council’s service to include Bromsgrove District Council”) be approved as the preferred option for the future delivery of the car parking shared service.
(b) that the Council introduce Civil (Decriminalised) Parking Enforcement in partnership with Wychavon District Council;
(c) that authority be delegated to the Head of Environmental Services to exercise the Council’s Civil Parking Enforcement powers within the District of Bromsgrove when Civil Parking Enforcement within the District comes into effect;
(d) that the Council enter into a Deed of Arrangements with the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London Adjudication Joint Committee for the functions in relation to adjudicators under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004;
(e) that authority be delegated to the Head of Legal, Equalities and Democratic Services to sign any necessary agreements or other documents to enable the introduction of Civil Parking Enforcement within the District; and
(f) that up to £75,000 be made available within this Council’s budgets to meet the set up costs of Civil Parking Enforcement.
Emergency Planning
RECOMMENDED that the proposal in respect of an Emergency Planning shared service as detailed in the Business Case under Option 3 (for a North Worcestershire Shared Service) be approved.