Decision details

(Cabinet Members with Special Responsibility Councillors Hughes & Leyshon)

Cabinet received a joint report from the Chief Officer (Environment) and Chief Officer (Resources) which sought Cabinet’s support for developing the concept of ‘Smart District’ using technology to generate efficiencies and improve how we deliver our services.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set out in the report as follows:

The Officer preferred option is Option 1.  The report set out how by working in partnership the Council could take a leading role supporting economic development through the use of technology whilst at the same time generating efficiencies and improving its own services.

Councillor Hughes proposed, seconded by Councillor Leyshon:-

“That the recommendations, as set out in the report, be approved.”

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)             That Cabinet supports the concept of ‘Smart District’ to inform the Council’s emerging digital strategy and ‘management of the place’.

(2)             That the business case be developed further for consideration during the budget and planning process, with initial operational focus on the management of the public realm.

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

Chief Officer (Environment)

Chief Officer (Resources)

Reasons for making the decision:

The decision is consistent with the Council’s corporate priority of providing clean, green and safe public spaces and enables officers to develop options for consideration as part of the budget planning process.