Agenda and decisions

Report of the Service Director Performance and Innovation

The Service Director Performance and Innovation submitted a report seeking approval to invest in tablet devices and accessories for all Councillors to facilitate paperless meetings from May 2019.

Decision taken

The portfolio holder

·         gave approval to invest £22,330 to purchase tablet devices and their accessories for all councillors following the elections in May 2019, based on prices as at December 2018 and including a 10% contingency on the total cost and a provision for eight spare devices over four years in case of breakages.

·         agreed that the Capital Programme for 2019/20 be updated to include the purchase of tablet devices funded from a transfer from general balances to the IT Reserve of £22,330.

·         gave approval to provide £10,080 for the cost of device set up, ICT training, support (£5,130) and security software (£4,950) funded from general balances.

Report of the Service Director Performance and Innovation

The Service Director Performance and Innovation submitted a report seeking approval to declare land at Siding Road Fleetwood and registered at HM Land Registry with Title Number LA876746 (“the Land”) as surplus to the council’s operational requirements and for agreement to dispose of the land.

Decision taken

The portfolio holder granted approval to the declaration of the Land as surplus and to the disposal of the Land on terms agreed by the Council’s Senior Estates Surveyor.