Decision details

Decision of:

Councillor Robertson , Executive Councillor for 

Reference:

16/URGENCY/SR/07

Date of decision:           

17.6.16

Recorded on: 28.6.16

Decision Type:

Non Key Decision

Matter for Decision:

To approve the capital budget of £46,000 to purchase the MOT plant for the fleet service which will be funded from DRF.

Why the decision had to be made (and any alternative options):

As specified under Part 4C 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 of the Councils Constitution, It was not deemed practical to convene a quorate meeting of Council to take these decisions.

The Executive Councillor’s decision(s):

Approved the capital budget of £46,000 to purchase the MOT plant for the fleet service which will be funded from DRF.

Reasons for the decision:

The original business case anticipated the cost of MOT bays would be paid for by the landlord and converted to a rental sum within the lease.  This is no longer an option

As stated in Part 4C section 6.1 of the Councils Constitution, individual members of the Executive ‘may take a decision which is contrary or not wholly in accordance with the budget approved by the full Council if the decision is a matter of urgency’.

The next available Full Council meeting is the 14 July 2016 therefore due to the time critical need to purchase and install the MOT bays to enable the garage to transfer operations to Waterbeach it was deemed not practical to convene a quorate meeting of Council to take these decisions.

Scrutiny consideration:

The Chair and Spokesperson of the Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised.

The Chair of the Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee agreed the decision was a matter of urgency as required under paragraph 6, Part 4C Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules.

Report:

A report detailing the background and financial considerations is attached.

Conflicts of interest:

No conflicts of interest were declared by the Executive Councillor.

This urgent decision will be reported to the next Full Council meeting on the 14 July 2016.

Comments:

None