Issue - meetings

This report has two appendices which contain information exempt within the meaning of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and are not for publication. The appendices have therefore been circulated to Cabinet Members only.

Any discussions on the contents of an exempt appendix will require Cabinet to pass the proposed resolution identified at the end of the agenda to exclude members of the public and the press the proceedings for that discussion.

That Cabinet

1.    Notes Appendix A and Appendix B are not for publication on the basis that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

2.    Approves the strategy for a hybrid managed modern desktop service (option 3) which continues to support the council’s strategy to invest in its workforce. The indicative costs are contained in exempt Appendix A.

3.   Approves one-off investment of £4,410,000 for the Tech-tonic 2 rollout (option B) including replacement devices to be funded from a combination of HRA contributions, reserves held for corporate IT and capital funding. The indicative costs are contained in exempt Appendix B.

The Leader reported that over the last few years the Council had successfully greatly reduced the cost of the  desktop service and improved the quality of the service provided. The new proposed service would advance productivity and increase efficiency.

Councillor Rowan Ree stated that the report recommended the adoption of a new hybrid managed modern desktop service to improve efficiency while delivering increased benefits to the workforce, and deliver a modern, flexible, cost-efficient desktop service to the Council. It also recommended provision of future devices and the upcoming Tech-tonic 2.0 device refresh.

AGREED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE CABINET MEMBERS:

That Cabinet

1.    Notes Appendix A and Appendix B are not for publication on the basis that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

2.    Approves the strategy for a hybrid managed modern desktop service (option 3) which continues to support the council’s strategy to invest in its workforce. The indicative costs are contained in exempt Appendix A.

3.   Approves one-off investment of £4,410,000 for the Tech-tonic 2 rollout (option B) including replacement devices to be funded from a combination of HRA contributions, reserves held for corporate IT and capital funding. The indicative costs are contained in exempt Appendix B.