Agenda and minutes

Call-In, Overview and Scrutiny Management Board - Tuesday 22 November 2011 10.00 am, NEW

Venue: Warspite Room, Council House. View directions

Contact: Mrs Katey Johns, Democratic Support Officer  Email: katey.johns@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

55.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made in accordance with the code of conduct.

56.

CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

Minutes:

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

57.

CALL-IN: VEHICLE REPLACEMENT - REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES X15 pdf icon PDF 47 KB

Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board will consider the decision called in by Councillors Evans, Peter Smith and Vincent.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, in considering the call-in, heard from –

(a)

 

Councillors Evans and Vincent, having called the decision in with Councillor Smith, on the grounds that the decision maker had failed to give serious consideration to alternative courses of action and that the contract could have adverse financial implications.

(b)

 

Councillor Michael Leaves, Cabinet Member for Community Services (Street Scene, Waste and Sustainability), Jayne Donovan, Assistant Director for Environmental Services, and Chris Randall, Finance Client Manager (Capital and Major Projects), who responded that –

·       alternative courses of action had been investigated such as leasing and short-term hire but these options had been evaluated as more expensive than outright purchase;

·       the purchase of these vehicles was the first phase of a more strategic approach to analyse the council’s entire fleet of vehicles, plant and equipment and determine the most cost-effective solution to resolving their current state of repair/condition.

Agreed that the matter is not referred back to the decision-maker and the original decision is implemented.

58.

EXEMPT BUSINESS

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Minutes:

No matters of exempt business relating to this item were considered at this meeting.