Strata – Joint Scrutiny Committee Agendas and
Reports.
Strata is a partnership which shares ICT services
between East Devon, Exeter and Teignbridge District Councils.
Strata is a stand-alone limited company which is owned and
controlled equally by the three councils. The company is made up of
ICT staff from each of the councils ensuring that vital experience
and expertise is retained within the organisations.
The Joint Executive Committee (JEC) will make
operational decisions for Strata in accordance with the business
plan and service plans, which it will agree. The JEC
will provide strategic direction to the Board and be accountable to
the Councils as shareholders. The JEC’s
responsibility for governance and performance includes budget
monitoring, all of which will be supported by the Joint Scrutiny
Committee.
The Councils have each delegated to the JEC all
those powers necessary to enable the proper operation of Strata,
with the exception of the following decisions which are reserved to
the Executive of each of the Councils acting as shareholders of
Strata (except for decisions over a capital or revenue expenditure
outside the approved budget and business plan which shall
specifically be reserved for Full Council to decide):
·
Permitting the registration of any
additional shareholders into Strata;
·
Passing any resolution for its winding
up or presenting any petition for its administration;
·
Changing the company’s
name;
·
Issuing shares;
·
Amalgamating or merging with any other
company or business undertaking;
·
Forming any subsidiary or acquiring
shares in any other company or participating in any joint
venture;
·
Decisions to extend the scope and
nature of services to be provided by Strata, for example to provide
HR, Accountancy or Legal service;
·
Decisions to provide ICT services (or
any other services) commercially for external clients or decisions
that have an impact on the ability to use
the Teckal procurement exemption;
·
Declaring or making dividends or
distributions of budgetary savings or assets of any kind;
and
·
Ceasing involvement in Strata as a
participating shareholder.
StrataJEC and JSC terms of reference
(teignbridge.gov.uk)