Agenda and minutes

To receive apologises for absence.

Councillor Keeling gave his apologies and Councillor Palethorpe was present as substitute. However before the meeting, Democratic Services were informed that Councillor Palethorpe would be Teignbridge’s Committee Member and representative going forward.

To sign the minutes of the meeting held on 30 January 2024

It was proposed by Cllr Palethorpe and seconded by Cllr Arnott that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair

Resolved

That the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair

Councillors are reminded of the need to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests that relate to business on the agenda and which have not already been included in the register of interests, before any discussion takes place on the item. Unless the interest is sensitive, you must also disclose the nature of the interest. In accordance with the Council's Code of Conduct, you must then leave the room and must not participate in any further discussion of the item.  Councillors requiring clarification should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer prior to the day of the meeting.

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A period of up to 15 minutes will be set aside to deal with questions to the Committee from members of the public.

Each individual will be restricted to speaking for a total of 3 minutes.

Where a question does not relate to an agenda item details of questions should be notified to the Proper Officer of the Relevant Council at least two working days prior to the meeting.

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To receive questions from Members of the Councils.

Where a question does not relate to an agenda item details of questions should be notified to the Proper Officer of the Relevant Council at least two working days prior to the meeting.

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The Director of IT and Digital Transformation introduced the report to the Committee.

He noted that there had been £935,000 savings with £337,000 invested back into the partnership. £19,000 of this had been used to fund transformation in 2024.

In response to questions, the Director of IT and Digital Transformation confirmed that they were reviewing recent tax implications and a higher audit fee has occurred due to indexation.

It was proposed by Cllr Arnott and seconded by Cllr Palethorpe that the report be noted

Resolved

That the report be noted

The Head of Business Systems introduced the report to the Committee.

The Committee were informed that the Budget Monitoring was to focus on the cost of the service rather than considering savings as well. There was higher taxation but also higher income from interest. Although an underspend was predicted for the year, this would likely be rectified.

It was proposed by Cllr Arnott and seconded by Cllr Palethorpe that the report be noted.

Resolved

That the report be noted.

The Head of Business Systems presented the performance dashboard to the Committee.

He informed the Committee that Strata had reached upwards of 96 percent of its SLA target. This meant there was high satisfaction. It was noted that the Councils set the SLA targets.

Each of the 3 Committee Members (2 leaders, one deputy leader) thanked Strata for their upward performance and noted that they were very happy with the current level of service.

The Director for IT and Digital Transformation introduced the report to the Committee.

The Committee were informed that the Audit had completed a month prior to the meeting and that the report hadn’t been to the Strata Board yet.

It was proposed by Cllr Palethorpe and seconded by Cllr Arnott that the report be noted.

Resolved

That the report be noted