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LEISURE AND ACTIVE COMMUNITIES AGENCY MODEL - PART 2
Meeting: 14/01/2025 - Cabinet (Item 87)
LEISURE AND ACTIVE COMMUNITIES AGENCY MODEL - PART 2
REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – PLACE
To consider the benefits and risks of the Council changing its current contractual arrangements into an Agency Agreement with SLM (Everyone Active) for the operation of our leisure facilities.
Additional documents:
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Decision:
RESOLVED: That Cabinet:
(1) Agreed in principle to entering into an Agency Agreement with SLM (Everyone Active) for the operation of our leisure facilities and varying the Contract in accordance with the external Part 2 Appendix C legal advice and Part 2 legal implications.
(2) Delegated the final decision on entering into the Agency Agreement to the Service Director – Place, in consultation with the Executive Member for Leisure, Environment and Green Spaces and the Executive Member for Finance and IT and Service Directors – Resources and Legal & Community.
REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the maximum financial sustainability of our leisure services, in line with our council priorities.
Minutes:
N.B. This item was considered in restricted session and therefore no recordings were available.
Councillor Mick Debenham, as Executive Member for Environment and Leisure, presented the report entitled ‘Leisure and Active Communities Agency Model – Part 2’.
Councillor Mick Debenham proposed and Councillor Dave Winstanley seconded and, following a vote, it was:
RESOLVED: That Cabinet:
(1) Agreed in principle to entering into an Agency Agreement with SLM (Everyone Active) for the operation of our leisure facilities and varying the Contract in accordance with the external Part 2 Appendix C legal advice and Part 2 legal implications.
(2) Delegated the final decision on entering into the Agency Agreement to the Service Director – Place, in consultation with the Executive Member for Leisure, Environment and Green Spaces and the Executive Member for Finance and IT and Service Directors – Resources and Legal & Community.
REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the maximum financial sustainability of our leisure services, in line with our council priorities.