Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 21 July 2022.

The minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 21 July 2022 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair).

Councillors and Officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

Councillors and Officers were invited to declare any interests which they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations were made.

To report any urgent action taken under the Constitution since the last meeting of the Committee.

No urgent decisions were reported.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair on any matters within the powers and duties of the Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.  (Questions must be submitted no later than prior to the commencement of the meeting on the card provided.  These are available at the meeting. You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions)

No public questions were submitted.

RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority), the disclosure of which would not be in the public interest, would not be fair and would be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of agenda items 7,8 & 9.

It was agreed that Agenda Item 6 ‘Appointment of a Board Member’ should be in the public domain.

To appoint Matthew Fortune as a member of the Board of Totally Local Company.

The Chief Executive Officer, Totally Local Company (TLC) delivered a verbal report relating to the appointment of a Board Member.

RESOLVED – That Matthew Fortune be appointed as a Member of the Board of Totally Local Company.

The Chief Executive Officer, Totally Local Company to report at the meeting.

The Committee is invited to note the update.

Officer Contact: David Hughes at email: david.hughes@totallylocalcompany.co.uk

The Chief Executive Officer, Totally Local Company (TLC) provided a verbal presentation which provided a business update to the Committee.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         Members welcomed the resilience measures that were being brought into the company.

·         In response to a Member question regarding recruitment of drivers and loaders, the Committee was advised that whilst recruitment remained an issue, there were signs that the situation was starting to improve.

·         A short discussion took place relation to the measures that had been put in place to improve sickness levels of staff.

·         The Committee was advised that school meal provision remained problematic, but TLC was not alone in terms of inflationary pressures.  Increasing costs were having a real impact on school budgets.

RESOLVED – That the verbal report be noted.

To consider a report of the Chief Executive, Totally Local Company.

The Committee is invited to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Matthew Fortune by email: matthew.fortune@totallylocalcompany.co.uk

The Finance & Commercial Director, Totally Local Company submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which provided an update of the financial situation for TLC Limited up to 30 September 2022.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         Members noted the extremely difficult and challenging current financial climate and the action plans across all cost centres that were proposed.

·         A short discussion took place in relation to the current position of Signshop.

RESOLVED – That the Report be noted.

To approve the following proposed dates for the scheduling of Contributors Committee.

Thursday 26^th January 2023 at 10am

Thursday 23^th March 2023 at 10am

Thursday 20^th July 2023 at 10am

Thursday 23^th November 2023 at 10am

Thursday, 18^th January 2024 at 10am

Thursday, 21 March 2024 at 10am

To be confirmed.