Issue - meetings

That:

1)        the budget monitoring position for the month ending 31 May 2016 be noted;

2)        the operational update for the period to 30 June 2016 be noted.

(Councillors Pauline Jorgensen and Anthony Pollock declared personal interests in this item)

The Executive considered a report setting out the budget monitoring position for the month ending 31 May 2016 and an operational update for the period to 30 June 2016.

The Leader of Council went through the report and highlighted a number of items including the fact that Optalis had appointed a new Finance Director and a Director of Quality and Delivery which Councillor Baker felt reflected the growing strength of the company.  To illustrate this point Councillor Baker drew Members’ attention to to the business development activities of Optalis including: the Bulmershe extra care home scheme; work with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead on a proposed handover of a Learning Disability residential care home; and being accepted onto the Buckinghamshire Council framework agreement for learning disability supported living services.

In relation to Wokingham Housing Ltd Councillor Baker highlighted the progress of the Phoenix Avenue and Fosters extra care home projects.

RESOLVED that:

1)        the budget monitoring position for the month ending 31 May 2016 be noted;

2)        the operational update for the period to 30 June 2016 be noted.