Decision details

The Committee gave consideration to a report advising of an agreement by the Executive Leadership Team that a review of the Roads and Infrastructure Service be undertaken, and the appointment of Consultants “People Too” to undertake the review.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee –

1.     noted the findings and service specific recommendations at Stage 1 of the 4 Stage Change Process;

2.     agreed to recommend to Council to approve that officers move onto Stages 2, 3 and 4 of the Review and approve up to £150,000 of funding from the Strathclyde Pension Fund Gain Earmarking set aside for Spend-to-Save or Transformation which would be used to bring in external support; and

3.     noted that officers would bring a progress report to Members later this year with anticipated opportunities and savings to be identified that could feed into budget considerations for 2025-26 onwards.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services dated 10 June 2024, submitted)