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Proposed Shared Emergency Planning Service

Meeting: 25/05/2017 - Executive (Item 11)

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Decision:

That Wokingham Borough Council continue with its existing shared service for emergency planning arrangements with Reading Borough Council, with a continuation agreement up to May 2020.

Minutes:

The Executive considered a report setting out options for the provision of Wokingham’s emergency planning service.  The options included joining a Berkshire wide shared service or continuing with the current shared service arrangement with Reading Borough Council (RBC).

 

The Executive Member for Finance informed the meeting that the Council currently had a shared service agreement with RBC.  An opportunity had arisen to join a Berkshire wide scheme however as RBC had decided not to join this scheme, and Wokingham was happy with the current arrangements, it was therefore proposed to continue on the same basis with RBC to provide a shared emergency planning service for a period to May 2020. 

 

Members noted that it would have cost £8k more to join the Berkshire wide joint service.

 

RESOLVED: That Wokingham Borough Council continue with its existing shared service for emergency planning arrangements with Reading Borough Council, with a continuation agreement up to May 2020.