Decision details

To seek approval to extend the current formal delegations to the Corporate Director to approve work carried out for third parties by the Parks and Street Care Service (PASC) up to a value of £20,000 for residents living outside of the borough.

THAT:
1. The existing delegations are extended to allow the Corporate Director responsible for Parks and Street Care to be authorised to approve all work for third parties carried out by PASC up to the value of £20,000 to include all work for residents outside of the borough.
2. The said Corporate Director be authorised to agree the fees and charges for such work on a full cost recovery basis.

To ensure that the Councils Constitution and Financial Regulations are effectively upheld and adhered to, and also ensure that delegated authorities from the Executive, support the Council’s desire to be more entrepreneurial.
To ensure that every opportunity is given to the PASC team to recover service costs and extend the boundaries within which it can operate.

There is only one alternative option and that is to remain with the status quo as outlined with the current version of the Constitution and Financial Regulations. This is not favoured as it will restrict the markets in which the new teams can operate within.