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Publica Phase two transition plan
Meeting: 19/03/2025 - Council (Item 7.)
7. Publica Phase two transition plan 
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Purpose
To consider the Transition Plan, to note its contents and to approve the recommendations therein.
Recommendation
Subject to the resolutions of the Executive on 12 March 2025, Council is recommended to:
- Approve the implementation of Phase 2 of the Publica Transition on the basis of the Phase 2 Transition Plan.
- Delegate to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council the decision to deal with any final detailed matters arising from the Phase 2 Transition Plan.
- Delegate authority to the Director of Governance in liaison with the Leader to update the Constitution by making any consequential changes required as a result of Phase 2 of the Publica Transition.
- Carry out a budget re-basing for the 2026/7 financial year so that the funding provided to Publica is proportionate to the services received.
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Meeting: 12/03/2025 - Executive (Item 308)
308 Publica Phase Two Transition Plan PDF 486 KB
Purpose
To consider the Transition Plan, to note its contents and to approve the recommendations therein.
Recommendations
That Executive resolves to Recommend to Full Council to:
1. Approve the implementation of Phase 2 of the Publica Transition on the basis of the Phase 2 Transition Plan.
2. Delegate to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council the decision to deal with any final detailed matters arising from the Phase 2 Transition Plan.
3. Delegate authority to the Director of Governance in liaison with the Leader to update the Constitution by making any consequential changes required as a result of Phase 2 of the Publica Transition.
4. Agree carry out a budget re-basing for the 2026/7 financial year so that the funding provided to Publica is proportionate to the services received.
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Minutes:
Councillor Andy Graham, the Leader of the Council, introduced the item stating that the purpose of the item was to consider the Transition Plan, to note its contents and to approve the recommendations therein. Councillor Graham explained that some of the services formerly provided through Publica had already been brought back under the Council, and that this was phase two of that process. Services under phase two would be brought back on 1 July 2025. Councillor Graham noted that the staff involved in these services were relied on, gave a professional service to the Council, worked cohesively with the Executive and did a fantastic job and it was therefore important that this was recognised. Areas to be brought back under this phase were Property & Estates, Waste, Leisure and Project Management.
Councillor Alaric Smith, Executive Member for Finance, commented that it was fortunate that the Council had embarked on such changes prior to Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) as this would put the Council in a position to make transition into the new authority easier and as such it was a welcome step.
Councillor Andy Graham, the Leader of the Council, proposed accepting the recommendations.
Councillor Duncan Enright, Deputy Leader, seconded the recommendations
RESOLVED:
That the Executive recommend to Full Council to:
1. Approve the implementation of Phase 2 of the Publica Transition on the basis of the Phase 2 Transition Plan.
2. Delegate to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council the decision to deal with any final detailed matters arising from the Phase 2 Transition Plan.
3. Delegate authority to the Director of Governance in liaison with the Leader to update the Constitution by making any consequential changes required as a result of Phase 2 of the Publica Transition.
Agree carry out a budget re-basing for the 2026/7 financial year so that the funding provided to Publica is proportionate to the services received.
Meeting: 05/03/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 7.)
7. Publica Phase Two Transition Plan PDF 487 KB
Purpose:
To consider the transition plan.
Recommendation:
That the Committee scrutinises the report and agrees any recommendations it wishes to submit to the Executive on 12 March 2025.
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