Issue - meetings

Report of Chief Executive and Commercial Director

Purpose of report

To notify Members of urgent action taken by the Chief Executive and Commercial Director as set out below

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1      To note the urgent action taken by the Chief Executive in relation to the budget and to refer this to full council for noting.

1.2      To note the urgent action taken by the Commercial Director in relation to the award of the contract.

Resolved

(1)          That the urgent action taken by the Chief Executive in relation to the budget be noted and it be referred to Full Council for noting.

(2)          That the urgent action taken by the Commercial Director in relation to the award of the contract be noted.

The Chief Executive and Commercial Director submitted a report to notify Members of urgent action taken by the Chief Executive and Commercial Director in relation to the contract award for the demolition of the Bolton Road car park.

Resolved

(1)          That the urgent action taken by the Chief Executive in relation to the budget be noted and it be referred to Full Council for noting.

(2)          That the urgent action taken by the Commercial Director in relation to the award of the contract be noted.

Reasons

The Chief Executive took urgent action(s) in consultation with the Chairman of the Council and the Lead Member for Financial Management to approve the allocation of £325,000 to this scheme.

The Commercial Director took urgent action in consultation with the Leader of the Council to approve the award of the contract to the preferred bidder

Alternative options

As this report is for the information of Members there are no alternative options to consider.