Agenda item

Recommendation I:             Cabinet

                                                (14 September 2010)

(i)           Further to Item 3 on the Summons, the Council received a recommendation from Cabinet held on 14 September 2010.  The Recommendation was formally moved by the Portfolio Holder for Performance, Customer Services and Corporate Services.

(ii)         There was an amendment proposed in the names of Councillors Paul Osborn and Barry Macleod-Cullinane, which sought to amend the recommendations to read as follows:

“(1)   That recommendations 1-3 from Cabinet, as set out in the Summons, are deferred pending the establishment of a cross-party working group (consisting of two Labour Members, two Conservative Members and one Member from neither political group) to review the business case for IT Service Delivery, to ensure its veracity and its suitability for purpose, and report back to Council in February 2011.

(2)    That Cabinet be advised of this proposal and engages with the working group’s progress.

(3)    That the working group, while considering all options, be advised of Council’s preference that if outsourcing the IT service is considered the best option, there should be a process of competitive tendering.”

(iii)       During the debate on this item, Councillor Brian Gate moved a Motion that the question now be put.  Upon a vote this Motion was carried.

(iv)       Upon a vote, the amendment at (ii) was lost.

(v)         A further amendment was then proposed in the names of Councillors Richard Romain and Barry Macleod-Cullinane, which sought to amend the recommendations to read as follows:

(1)         the IT service be transferred to Capita with effect from 1 November 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter, subject to the completion of satisfactory contract negotiations;

(2)         the Corporate Director of Finance be authorised to finalise and sign the contract in agreement with the relevant Portfolio Holder(s);

(3)         the virement of £450,000 to cover the additional cost of the contract in 2010/11, as set out below, be approved.

(vi)       Upon a vote, the amendment at (v) was lost.

(vii)     During a further debate on the substantive recommendation, Councillor Brian Gate moved a Motion that the question now be put.  Upon a vote this Motion was carried.

(viii)   Upon a request by more than 10 Councillors a roll call vote was held with regard to the substantive recommendation.

(ix)   Upon a vote, the substantive recommendations were agreed.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)               the IT service be transferred to Capita with effect from 1 November 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter, subject to the completion of satisfactory contract negotiations;

(2)               the Corporate Director of Finance be authorised to finalise and sign the contract in agreement with the relevant Portfolio Holder(s);

(3)               thevirement of £450,000 to cover the additional cost of the contract in 2010/11, as set out below, be approved.

Roll Call Vote:

FOR:  Councillors Anderson, Asante, Currie, Davine, Dharmarajah, Choudhury, Ferry, Ann Gate, Brian Gate, Gawn, Henson, Idaikkadar, Ismail, James, Khalid, Marikar, Maru, Miles, O’Dell, Parmar, Perry, Phillips, Ray, Navin Shah, Mrs Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Silver, Stephenson, Stoodley, Krishna Suresh, Sasikala Suresh and Wealthy.

AGAINST:  Councillors Akhtar, Mrs Bath, Bednell, Mrs Champagnie, Chana, Chauhan, Cowan, Ferrari, Greek, Hall, Kara, Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Mithani, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, John Nickolay, Joyce Nickolay, Noyce, Osborn, Romain, Anthony Seymour, Lynda Seymour, Sheinwald, Teli, Versallion, Williams and Wright.

ABSTAIN:  Councillor Bond.