Issue - meetings

RESOLVED: The Shareholder Committee noted the successful completion of the transfer and acknowledge that AWN were now formally part of the Council.

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The Policy Officer provided the Committee with an update on the Alive West Norfolk transfer. She advised there was still ongoing work with HR, Finance and IT following the transfer. She outlined the issues with the direct debit caused by the Bank and provided detail of the briefing sessions, communications held with staff members. She brought to the Committee’s attention the total remaining budget was £13,759.10.

The Chair, Councillor Beales expressed his congratulations and thanked all officers from HR, Finance and IT for their work and ongoing additional work to ensure the smooth the transfer. He commented the importance that employees felt welcomed.

Councillor Ring echoed the congratulations and thanks to all officer involved. He highlighted the final decision of Alive West Norfolk to come back in house was made in October 2024 and all the work which had been done in a short amount of time.

Councillor Morley additionally echoed his thanks to all officers and commented he was sceptical however the transfer was done smoothly. He commented further the comparison in the results from surveys completed by Alive West Norfolk staff prior and post transfer would be interesting to analyse.

The Deputy Chief Executive and Section 151 Officer expressed her thanks and recognition to HR, Finance and IT for their hard work on top of their usual workloads.

RESOLVED: The Shareholder Committee noted the successful completion of the transfer and acknowledge that AWN are now formally part of the Council.