Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk which advised Members of the key discussions which had taken place during recent meetings of the Committee’s Sub-Committees.

Members were advised that as the Procurement Sub Committee meeting scheduled for 13 February had been cancelled, there was no update on the work of that Sub Committee.

The Chairman of the Efficiency and Performance Sub Committee updated Members on the City Surveyor’s report concerning the Guildhall Workplace Utilisation Scheme as part of the smart working programme. Members heard how further papers on the topic would be submitted to the Corporate Asset Sub Committee and the Projects Sub Committee in due course, as well as to the Establishment Committee.

The Deputy Chairman of Corporate Asset Sub Committee reported on the energy use at City Corporation sites and highlighted that the 2018/19 Q2 results showed an overall weather corrected decrease of 1.8% compared to 2017/18. He reported that energy saving initiatives at the Guildhall Complex, Central Criminal Court and the New Spitalfields Market had been the main drivers behind energy consumption reductions.

Finally, the Chairman of the Digital Services Sub Committee reported on the recent activity of his Sub Committee, including the first presentation concerning the digital impact on a department, led by the Chamberlain. The Chairman also reported on the discussions on the Information Security Risk and the Sub Committee’s recommendation that this be moved from red to amber.

RESOLVED, that:

·         the report be noted.