Common use of Background and Overview Clause in Contracts

Background and Overview. 2.1 Section 113 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972 provides that a local authority may enter into an agreement with another local authority for the placing at the disposal of the latter for the purposes of their functions, on such terms as may be provided by the agreement, of the services and officers employed by the former. 2.2 At their meetings on [Date] and [Date] East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council respectively decided to prepare proposals for an integrated shared management structure that is intended to facilitate the development of a Strategic Partnership between the two councils. 2.3 At its meeting on [DATE] East Xxxxxxx District Council agreed to the secondment of its Chief Executive to Boston Borough Council and at its meeting on [Date] Boston Borough Council approved the appointment of its Chief Executive and Head of the Paid Service in a joint arrangement with East Xxxxxxx District Council. 2.4 The objects of a Strategic Alliance facilitated by a shared workforce structure are: o To provide adequate capacity to both authorities so that they are individually and collectively better able to deliver on their priorities to local people. o Acting together to develop, promote jointly and secure investment in strategic infrastructure that will benefit both areas by assisting economic growth and regeneration, including, but not limited to roads, railways, flood defences and land drainage, educational, health and well-being infrastructure, especially in and around Boston, Skegness and Mablethorpe, which are each areas designated as eligible to compete for Towns Fund monies o For each council individually to continue to exercise democratically accountable local government in their respective areas and have their own governance arrangements whilst sharing management of agreed internal and external services. o To provide opportunity and ease the transition to more joint commissioning of services and sharing resources where a business case supports such a decision. o To provide more efficient and economical services to local people whilst maintaining or improving the quality of the services that are provided to them. o To make financial savings to the combined staffing costs of the existing management structures. 2.5 Although the shared workforce structure may provide opportunities and ease the transition to joint commissioning of services, this agreement does not commit either council to the commissioning of joint services. 2.6 At their respective meetings on [DATE] and [DATE] the Councils resolved to enter into this Agreement.