Issue - meetings

Report of the Corporate Director, Neighbourhood and Planning is circulated.

Cllr Dick Tonge, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport referred to the Council’s initiative to delegate services to town and parish councils. As part of this initiative, an agreement had been reached with Salisbury City Council to delegate the cleaning of Wiltshire Council owned public conveniences and parts of the street cleansing function within the City of Salisbury to Salisbury City Council.

Cllr Tonge presented a report which sought approval to transfer up to nine full time and five part time employees of Wiltshire Council under TUPE Regulations to Salisbury City Council to effect this delegation.

Resolved:

(a)       That Cabinet:

(i)                 approve the transfer of up to nine full time and five part time employees of Wiltshire Council under TUPE Regulations to Salisbury City Council and

(ii)               Delegates authority to the Director of Neighbourhood and Planning to progress and conclude the transfer of the Council’s employees as required.

(b)       The constitutional requirement which reserves approval of transfer of employees in or out of the Council to Cabinet be reviewed to allow for delegation as appropriate.

Reasons for decisions:

To enable the Council to delegate services to Salisbury City Council as part of its initiative to Delegate Services to Town and Parish Councils and to ensure the ongoing success of delegated services by managing the transition process effectively and fully supporting those affected during this period.