Decisions

The Leader has determined the nominations received from Councillors for appointment to various outside organisations against the information in Annex B; and having received representations from Councillors, the Leader has completed Annex C with his determination of the appointments taking into account 2.1 above and matters raised in paragraph 4 of the report.

The Executive Members have considered the report and decided to delegate authority to the Director for the Economy to approve the outcome of the LASER tender process and enter into a contract  with the most competitive utility company (or companies), as assessed by LASER, for the delivery of gas supplies to the Councils.

The Executive Members have approved the Council’s proposal to enter into a 5-year contract with MLL Telecom for the supply and set up of security and connectivity equipment, backhaul & Internet circuits, and network management services.

The financial commitment as a result of the decision is £433k capital, predominantly for equipment that will be owned by the Councils. The £53k revenue pa covers the operating costs and aligns with the financial profile set out in the 09/06/2020 JSC report: Moving forward with Citizen Wi-Fi.

The capital payment of £433k will be fully funded by Local Growth Funds (LGF) through the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the £53k pa revenue costs will be covered by established revenue budgets and savings realised from the rationalisation of existing Council connectivity services.