Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being).

Receive the report of the Working Group and requested the Managing Director, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Resources and the Panel’s Document Centre Champion, to consider the Group’s recommendations.

(Councillors T V Rogers and A Williams (Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being) were in attendance and spoke on this Item.)

A report by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Economic Well-Being) was submitted (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) which summarised the findings of an extensive review by a Panel Working Group into the operation and financial costs of the District Council’s Document Centre.  The Study had involved discussions with Officers from Legal and Democratic Services, IMD, One Leisure Service and the Planning Division.

In considering the information in the report, Executive Councillors were of the opinion that some of the Panel’s recommendations including the use of multi-functional devices, printing requirements, Councillors’ mail and the progress of the Electronic Document Management project were managerial issues and should be dealt with as such.  Other matters discussed included marketing of the service with other public service authorities and procurement procedures which Members felt were being adhered to.

Having expressed their thanks to the Working Group for their efforts in producing a thorough report and in noting the appointment of Councillor A H Williams as the Panel’s Document Centre Champion, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

that the report of the Working Group be received and the Managing Director, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Resources and the Panel’s Document Centre Champion, be requested to consider the Group’s recommendations.