Issue - meetings

The Strata Director introduced himself and Strata, the organisation.

The discussion between members and officers clarified the following points

·       Strata had achieved 5.5 million in savings for the Partnership had been reached over a 7-year period as a compounded total.

·       Prioritisation of workload is managed in partnership with the councils.

·       Technology relating to Teignbridge homelessness strategy had been requested by Teignbridge Council and is under review

·       Technology provided to one council can and should be provided to others as first choice to leverage savings

·       The Business Plan is used to track savings provided by Strata

·       Profits are sometimes redistributed to Strata by the three Councils to assist with the transformation agenda

·       The in-development performance dashboard is used to monitor performance

·       The move to the use of cloud technology is reliant on application rationalisation and will likely require a hybrid approach in the short to medium future

·       The Technology used by Teignbridge Housing Department was purchased from a supplier.

·       There is a need for closer working between the three councils. By introducing governance that helps the authorities work closer together the councils will be able to achieve more.