Issue - meetings

Purpose of report

To provide Cabinet with an opportunity to consider proposals in respect of future ways of working and making the best use of corporate assets.

Decision:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the development of proposals, with other public sector bodies where appropriate, to bring forward a Customer Service Hub at the vacant ground floor premises adjacent to the Cinema Complex Grantham.

2.    Identifies the current administrative offices at St Peters Hill Grantham as a surplus asset and approved the development of plans for the disposal of the asset.

Alternative options considered and rejected

Alternative options considered and rejected were set out in the body of the report.

Reason for decision

In common with most local authorities, the Council faced a need to work differently in the post-Covid environment whilst mitigating ongoing medium-term financial pressures. A summary of issues in terms of office accommodation and new ways of working, in the context of effective asset management and mitigation of financial risk were set out in the report.

Against the context of the Corporate Plan, the financial position and corporate ambition around the accommodation offer to employees, the Council had several options to enable the delivery of successful outcomes. These were set out in the report, highlighting opportunities and risks associated with each option.