Agenda item

To receive the minutes and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 14^th July:

There are recommendations from this meeting about the following items:

Risk based verification;

Future Arrangements for Worcestershire Shared Services Joint Committee and Regulatory Services;

Review of Operation of Leisure Services

Minutes of the meeting are enclosed in Minute Book 2.  Recommendations and reports are included with this agenda.

Members considered the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 14th July 2015.

Review of the Operation of Leisure Services

Council discussed the Review of the Operation of Leisure Services.  A number of points were raised during consideration of this item including:

·         The use of balances to offset the savings identified in the budget for 2015-16 and the impact of this on the Council’s overall budget.

·         The content of the Options Appraisal and the information that had been provided in this document about the length of time it would take to implement any changes.

·         The length of time that had been taken to review leisure services to date.

·         The role of the Abbey Stadium Task Group in proposing that the Council investigate the potential for a trust to manage the Council’s leisure services.

·         The benefits for residents of making an informed decision about the future operation of leisure services.

·         The need to undertake a balanced assessment of both the financial savings that could be secured as well as the best way to ensure quality services for the customer.

·         The potential for further financial savings to be secured through service transformation.

·         The option for Overview and Scrutiny to undertake a more detailed investigation of this subject and to make suggestions regarding the future operation of leisure services.

RESOLVED that

the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 14th July 2015 be received and adopted.