Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive

Recommendations:-

1.            That approval be given to the Council to invite bids for a lead voluntary sector organisation to engage with partner organisations and the Council in a co-design for the future provision of crisis support over the medium term 2020/21 – 2022/23 in  ...  view the full agenda text for item 63

Consideration was given to the report which detailed how the current contracts for provision of crisis support services – crisis loans; supply of food to food banks and the Service Level Agreement for the Food in Crisis Partnership would expire at the end of March, 2020.

The report, therefore, made  ...  view the full minutes text for item 63

Cabinet Portfolio:                 Cleaner Greener Communities

Strategic Directorate:           Assistant Chief Executive

Consideration was given to a report submitted by the Assistant Chief Executive in respect of contracts for crisis support services which was due to be determined by the Cabinet at its meeting on 21 October 2019. The proposed recommendations for commissioning future crisis support services over the medium term three years from 2020/21 to 2022/23 with voluntary sector providers through the terms of the Rotherham Compact. The process would include an invitation to bid to be the lead organisation in the voluntary sector to engage partner organisations in a co-design with the Council, leading to award of grant(s) and service level agreements.

Members queried the where the funds expected for the £100,000 needed in the third year of the contract would be provided from given that budgets had not been agreed for that period. In response, it was explained that if there was a contractual commitment to provide this funding then it would be built into the budget setting process for the third year of the contract.

Resolved:-

1.    That Cabinet be advised that the recommendations be supported.

2.    That consideration be given to further pre-decision scrutiny of the future delivery arrangements by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board prior to a future decision by Cabinet.