Highways Agency
To consider a report by the Head of Environment & Transport on negotiations with the County Council in respect of the termination of the agency agreement and the consequential impact on the District Council.
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Decision:
¨ Noted that termination of the Highways Agency will now take place on 31st March 2005
¨ Noted that arrangements are being made to transfer five employees to Cambridgeshire County Council under TUPE.
¨ Approved the retention of a temporary employee within the Highways Team until June 2005
¨ Authorised the Director of Operational Services, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to agree new heads of terms in respect of a new agreement with the County Council for the discharge of the functions referred to within the report and to report to a future meeting of the Executive.
¨ Approved the creation of a full-time post for land drainage/sewage at an additional cost of £14K annually from 2005/06
Minutes:
(Councillor I C Bates declared a personal interest in the following item as a Member of Cambridgeshire County Council).
Further to Minute No. 04/20 and with the assistance of a report by the Head of Environment and Transport (a copy of which is appended in the Annex to the Minute Book), the Cabinet were updated with the details of negotiations with Cambridgeshire County Council in relation to the termination of the highways agency and the consequential impact on the District Council.
Having regard to the employment issues arising from the termination of the existing agreement, the potential for negotiating a new agreement and other organisational and service issues, it was
RESOLVED
(a)that the termination of the existing Highways Agency Agreement on 31st March 2005 and the arrangements to be made to transfer 5 employees to Cambridgeshire County Council under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 be noted;
(b)that the retention of a temporary employee currently assigned to the Highways Team be approved until June 2005;
(c)that a full-time post to deal with land drainage/sewerage functions be established at an additional cost of £14,000 per annum with effect from 1st April 2005; and
(d)that the Director of Operational Services be authorised after consultation with the Leader of the Council, to agree heads of terms in respect of a new agreement with the County Council for the discharge of the functions outlined in Section 3 of the report now submitted .