Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Head of Environmental Health Services.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting on 10 November 2009 and their comments will be reported.

(Report circulated)

The report of the Head of Environmental Health Services was submitted, notifying Members of a forthcoming withdrawal of support by the Council’s current provider for Home Call equipment and systems, and seeking approval to purchase new equipment and systems in the financial year.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting on 10 November 2009 and their support was noted.

A Member queried the comparison of costs between the options for acquiring the new equipment and the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Involvement undertook to look into this and respond.

Noting the options available and for the reasons stated in the report, Executive recommended that:-

(1)        an adjustment to the 2009/10 Capital Programme be made to include capital funding of £58,800 from new borrowing, with an ongoing revenue cost of £12,000 for 5 years, for the purchase of new Telecare equipment and systems, and the new purchase of a UPS in 2009/10 to replace the existing equipment before 31 March 2010;

(2)        revenue funding of £2,500 from the General Fund Revenue from April 2010 be approved to maintain accreditation with the Telecare Services Association; and

(3)        the service expand its customer base subject to the available resources of the service.

The report of the Head of Environmental Health Services was submitted, notifying Members of a forthcoming withdrawal of support by the Council’s current provider for Home Call equipment and systems, and seeking approval to purchase new equipment and systems in the financial year.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting on 10 November 2009 and their support was noted.

A Member queried the comparison of costs between the options for acquiring the new equipment and the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Involvement undertook to look into this and respond.

RECOMMENDED that:-

(1)        an adjustment to the 2009/10 Capital Programme be made to include capital funding of £58,800 from new borrowing, with an ongoing revenue cost of £12,000 for 5 years, for the purchase of new Telecare equipment and systems, and the new purchase of a UPS in 2009/10 to replace the existing equipment before 31 March 2010;

(2)        revenue funding of £2,500 from the General Fund Revenue from April 2010 be approved to maintain accreditation with the Telecare Services Association; and

(3)        the service expand its customer base subject to the available resources of the service.

(Report circulated)

To consider the report of the Head of Environmental Health Services – report circulated

The Head of Environmental Health Services presented the report notifying Members of a forthcoming withdrawal of support by the Council’s current provider for its Home Call equipment and systems and seeking approval to purchase new equipment and systems in this financial year.

Scrutiny Committee - Community supported the report and requested Executive to:

(1)        adjust the 2009/10 capital programme to include capital funding of £58,800 from new borrowing, with an ongoing revenue cost of £12,000 for five years for the purchase of new Telecare equipment and systems and the purchase of a Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in 2009/10 to replace the existing one before 31 March 2010;

(2)        approve revenue funding of £2,500 from the General Fund Reserve from April 2010 to maintain accreditation with the Telecare Services Association; and

(3)        support the expansion of the customer base subject to the available resources of the service.

(Report circulated)