Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Borough Treasurer and Head of Assets (Cheshire East) and the Director of Resources (Cheshire West and Chester) giving an update on transitional shared services due for disaggregation in 2009, the progress of strategic reviews that are currently being carried out, and a work programme for future meetings.

Consideration was given to the joint report of the Borough Treasurer and Head of Assets (Cheshire East) and the Director of Resources (Cheshire West and Chester).  The report provided an update on the transitional shared services due for disaggregation in 2009, the progress of a number of strategic reviews that were in the process of being carried out, and a work programme for future meetings. 

It was confirmed that the Schools Admissions Service had ceased to be a Shared Service with effect from 31 October 2009.

RESOLVED

1.      That confirmation be given to the closure of shared service arrangements for those services disaggregating in 2009 where the transition had been completed and approved by Joint Officer Board, i.e. the Schools Admissions service and that the details of the transition work in sections 7 and 12 be noted.

2. That the progress to date relating to the strategic reviews currently underway and the relation to the separately documented Voluntary Redundancy proposals to the Joint Committee be noted.

3.      That the future agendas and proposed items for the Joint Committee be noted and that the programme of work required to meet this schedule be approved.