Issue - meetings

(a)       to receive and note the minutes

(b)       to consider any recommendations contained within the minutes

(Note: Although the Cabinet agenda had indicated that the public may be excluded during the consideration of this item, in the event it was considered in public).

The minutes of the meeting of the Shared Services Board held on 24th June 2010 were submitted.

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the minutes be noted;

(b)       that the use of the West Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership Systems Thinking change methodology for the transformation of service areas be approved;

(c)        that the proposed programme of service areas to be considered for Shared Services/Transformation between the two Councils, as detailed in the report be approved; and

(d)       that the proposal to pursue procurement as a shared service be approved in principle at this stage.