Issue - meetings

The Director of IT and Digital Transformation presented the report which advised on the financial position of Strata at the end of 2022-23.

Key variations from Revenue Budget were highlighted.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

The Financial Officer introduced the item to the committee.

In response to a request to see the pay of individual strata officers, the financial officer noted that there are pay scales that apply to the organisation and that there were mechanisms for councillors to receive this information. It was suggested by one member that the salary shown to the committee be anonymous and that they see both junior and senior employee pay.

The Committee agreed that at a future meeting it should be decided that the work programme and purpose of the committee should be set out.

In response to a question about the necessity of the restructure, the Strata Director informed the committee that it was to ensure that the organisation are able to modernise, and that the program is in phase 1 which includes improvements provided by the cloud.

In response to a comment about members being able to provide feedback, the Strata Director stated that he couldn’t comment on his predecessors but that their roles allowed IT to remain stable and that going forward there would be more frequent communication.

In response to a suggestion of a members’ visit to Strata offices, the Strata Director agreed and stated he would take the idea away and provide further information at a later date.

Further comments from members included the role of strata scrutiny, the input of members for the staff survey, and publication of the agenda.

It was proposed by Councillor Knott and seconded by Councillor Patrick that the report be noted.

A vote was taken and the decision was unanimously in favour.

Resolved

That the committee note the report.