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On 11
February 2025 Cabinet:-
(i)
Noted the
outcome of the public consultation;
(ii)
Approved the
recommendation set out in section 4.71 “High Level Proposed Library Services
Offer – Recommended Model” of this report, including the establishment of
Community Hubs and revised hours of provision for library services;
(iii)
Approved the
Strategic Vision, Framework and intended outcomes set out in Appendix A to
the report;
(iv)
Separately made
the decision on the recommendation set out in section 4.71 to the report,
Cabinet also made a separate decision to approve a further recommendation to
increase the opening days of all part-time library provision, which was
proposed to be reduced to two days (as proposed in section 4.71), to a
minimum of three days per week, as detailed in Appendix H to the report;
(v)
Delegated
authority for implementing the recommended service model to the Executive
Director, Corporate Services (Acting) in consultation with the Cabinet
Members for Digital, Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Social Justice, Community
Safety & Equalities and Transformation, Governance and HR.
(vi)
Noted that the
Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan will propose a capital allocation for
neighbourhood and community assets review including libraries; that further
work will be undertaken with the Council’s Corporate Landlord function to
develop an asset strategy and proposals, and that all decisions with capital
implications will be subject to the council’s spending and capital gateway
controls; and
(vii) Noted the feedback from Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny
Committee, set out via the tabled addendum, and a formal response be provided
in writing after the meeting.
THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 17
FEBRUARY 2025.
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