Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Director of ICT

Report of the Assistant Director of ICT

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Committee received a quarterly service update report that highlighted quarter 3 of the 2024/25 financial year. This included a detailed update on the budget, ongoing projects, a summary of outages, the cost saving plan and risks.

Committee discussed the report. Some Members raised questions around outages, bugs affecting certain projects, the impact of more funding and recruitment delays. Members discussed specific dates for key projects. It was suggested that forecasted end dates be included in the project table in future. Members discussed the ongoing Exchange Online project. It was revealed that the plan was to come to the next meeting with an offer, in this regard. It was agreed that a document detailing proposed options would be circulated beforehand.

Committee discussed the impact that Local Government reorganisation was going to have on the Joint ICT service. Members considered the amount of work it would take to consolidate IT systems across the district. Some Members had questions around how these decisions would be taken. Members felt that consideration was needed around investments in future projects, as a result of Local Government reorganisation. It was agreed that the forward plan be brought to a future meeting in order to look at prioritising certain projects.

RESOLVED –

1.            That Committee noted the report.

2.            That the forward plan be brought to a future meeting.