New Joiners
Minutes:
Members were advised that Amey had agreed to talk informally about their service to other Local Authorities, who may be interested in joining the partnership. The pricing was price per household therefore authorities with greater rural areas would benefit from the costs. Consideration would also need to be given to areas which overlap on borough boundaries.
Members discussed whether new joiners would have to pay a joiner’s fee. Members would need to decide whether the benefits of new partners joining would outweigh the initial costs paid by the founding partners. It was the consensus that a joining fee could dis-incentivise new joiners.
It was also agreed that no extra time should be taken trying to encourage those councils who were not interested in the venture to join. Once the contract was up and running, the benefits could be shown to these councils.
Resolved that a joining fee would not be applied to new joiners.