CORPORATE SERVICES LEAD MEMBER BRIEFING
28TH OCTOBER, 2003.
PRESENT: Councillors Hinds and Murphy
G. Chinn, K. Clare, C. Southern, J. Spink
and A. Westwood
D. McIlroy and C. Smith also attended
 Review of Greater Manchester Police – Provision of Staffing Supportproposal APPROVED
 Record of the meeting held on 13th October, 2003, - noted
 Mobile phones – Councillor Dawson and R. Bernstein to be requested
to attend a future meeting to discuss this matter
 Authority to appear in court – APPROVAL under section 223 of the
Local Government Act 1972 for Michelle O’Reilly to appear on
behalf of the City Council in Magistrates Courts proceedings
 Code of Practice for Information Security Management (BS7799)AGREED to: Commitment to implement BS7799
 Include a statement on achieving BS7799 compliance in IEG3
 Carry out a gap analysis in partnership with key partners in
Corporate Services by July 2004
 Prepare an action plan to address the gaps identified, and work
towards compliance between August 2004 and December 2005
 Instigate a project to manage the compliance exercise, using the
Salford Method of Prince 2 standard
 That a representative from each of the following be involved in the
implementation of BS7799: Salford Advance
 IT Net
 E-Merge
 Salford Direct
 Finance
 Personnel and Performance
 Council’s Information Officer
 Business Growth Incentive Scheme – ODPM Consultation Paper –
APPROVED draft response
 Draft Capital Finance Regulations – ODPM Consultation Paper
 Clarification required from District Audit on how Minimum
Revenue Provision will be assessed at CPA time
 Draft response APPROVED
 Corporate Services Revenue Budget Monitoring – noted and that Alan
Westwood investigate the underspend on Salford Advance.
APPROVAL to meet the undermentioned costs from the current
underspend:
 NPHL contact centre accommodation - £68k
 Additional licensing staff - £20k
 SAP configuration - £20k
 LIFT legal costs - £19k
 Finance Division Monthly Update – specific reference to: CPA – financial health – hopeful of a re-rating
 Cash reconciliation – praise from Audit Commission on
thoroughness
 VAT inspection by Customs and excise – nothing to report
 Decision Conferencing – building up service plans
 Notification from DFES on changes to LEA’S funding regimes
expected in next few days
 PFI – outline business case for three high schools progressing
 Payroll – two schools to opt back in with effect from 1st November
 Debtors – over 60 days and over 120 days totals remain below year
end target
 Creditors – 90.5% payments made within 30 days
 Purchasing – post of procurement co-ordinator to be created
 Internal Audit – submitted details of the value of insurance claims
so far in 2003/04
 Use of additional capital receipts for service improvements –
APPROVED in principle subject to the submission of a further report
on detailed spend and to the approval of Cabinet
 Fairtrade Publicity launch on 28th November – APPROVAL to
proceed – Chris Southern to be involved – look at Salford University
linking in with the Council
 Proposals for capital expenditure – following APPROVED: Inner Relief Route Stage 3 – orders for service diversions £311k
 Acquisition of Bethany Church - £129k
 Walkden LIFT – disposal of land at Cloverfield Walk and
Fitchfield Walk (approved in principle only)
 Amendment to Scheme of Delegation – AGREED that Council be
requested to approve an amendment to the Scheme of Delegation
to “allow the Director of Corporate Services to approve part
payments of National None Domestic Rates