Agenda and minutes

No apologies for absence were received.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

The follwing declaration of interest was receieved:

Minutes of the meeting held on 28 April 2010

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 28 April 2010 be confirmed as a correct record.

Report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director

Further to Minute No. 119 of the meeting held on 31 March 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director setting out further information in respect of applications for funding received from Formby F.C. and Formby Atlas.

RESOLVED: That

(1)         the report and the additional information provided by Formby F.C. and Formby Atlas be noted;

(2)         the application received from Formby Atlas as per the original assessment, in the sum of £5,000, be approved; and

(3)         the application received from Formby F.C. be deferred until such time as the planning enforcement notices issued upon the Club are resolved.

Report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director

Further to Minute No. 119 of the meeting held on 31 March 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director on the receipt of an application for funding received from the Hillside Tennis Club, Ainsdale in respect of the cost of urgent repairs to fencing.

RESOLVED: 

That the request by Hillside Tennis Club for an allocation of £955 from the Grants to Voluntary Organisations Fund be approved.

Report of the Director of Corporate Services

Further to Minute No. 301 (3) of the Cabinet meeting of 4 March 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Director of Corporate Services on progress made in relation to Workforce Planning and the next steps towards progressing this activity.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted and satisfaction with the progress made so far be confirmed.

Report of the Interim Head of Corporate Finance and ICT Strategy

Further to Minute No. 128 of the Cabinet meeting held on 2 October 2008, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Interim Head of Corporate Finance and ICT Strategy on the proposed extension of the current Corporate Travel Policy to include accommodation bookings.

RESOLVED: That

(1)         the Corporate Travel Policy be extended to include accommodation booking wherever possible, as detailed in the report;

(2)         the procurement of all business travel (including accommodation) must,  wherever possible, be co-ordinated via the Corporate Finance and ICT Strategy Department’s Insurance and Administration Section through use of the Corporate Business Travel Framework Contract; and         

(3)         the Insurance and Administration Manager be requested to attend the briefing meeting with the Cabinet Member scheduled to be held on 9 June 2010 in order to clarify the issues regarding the appropriateness of Members procuring business travel (including accommodation) themselves and when co-ordinating this via the Corporate Finance and ICT Strategy Department’s Insurance and Administration Section.

Report of the Interim Head of Corporate Finance and ICT Strategy

Further to Minute No. 89 of the meeting held on 13 January 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Interim Head of Finance and ICT Strategy on the Pericles Revenues and Benefits system replacement, indicating that contractual negotiations had been completed and a contract had been entered into between Arvato Government Services (Sefton) Ltd. and Northgate Information Solutions; that the Finance and Information Services Operational Board continued to receive updated progress reports; and that good progress had been made in relation to the implementation of the Northgate Revenues and Benefits System.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.