Agenda and minutes

Cabinet approved the appointment of Councillor Mitchell to the MAST Board with immediate effect for the remainder of the Municipal Year. 

Report of the Cabinet Member for Customer and Organisation seeking approval for the procurement of a new contract for the supply of temporary agency staff.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 20/21 29476)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Customer and Organisation, Cabinet agreed the following:-

(i)  Subject to approval of Council recommendations (i), that approval is given for the procurement of a Neutral Vendor contract for the supply of temporary agency staff.

(ii)  That authority is delegated to the Service Director Human Resources and Organisational Development to carry out a procurement process for the delivery of a Neutral Vendor contract for temporary agency staff as set out in this report, and to enter into a contract for the delivery of the service in accordance with the Contract Procedure Rules.

(iii)  To authorise the Service Director Human Resources and Organisational Development to take all necessary actions to implement the proposals contained in this report.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Adult and Health seeking approval to commission a Stop Smoking support/development team.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 20/21 30577)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Health and Adults, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve expenditure of £165,000 to commission a Stop Smoking Support & Development Team (to support a reduction in smoking prevalence in Southampton), to be funded from April 2021 for 1 year.

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director (Health and Adults) in consultation with the Executive Director Finance and Commercialisation to approve any future year’s spending.

(iii)  To delegate the decision to Executive Director (Health and Adults) in consultation with the portfolio lead for Health and Adults to award the contract and to take all necessary steps to effect the proposals in this report