Agenda item

The Executive RESOLVED thatthe new shared management service with Runnymede Borough Council be implemented and the new structure for Surrey Heath Borough Council be agreed.

The Executive was informed that the Council had been in discussion with Runnymede Borough Council (RBC) to establish a shared working arrangement for the Building Control functions. The Building Control manager role in RBC was due to become vacant; the first stage of the process would involve creating an overall Building Control Manager who would manage the proposed shared service across the two councils.  It was proposed that this Council’s Building Control manager would take up this role on a full-time basis. RBC would contribute 50% of the costs of the Building Control Manager.

The intended start date for this arrangement was 1April 2022. The arrangement would be reviewed over the next 12 months, which would establish the shared service between Surrey Heath and Runneymede Borough Councils. A further update would be reported to the Executive in due course regarding the long-term operations of the joint service. 

Members noted the changes to the team’s structure that would be undertaken to support the shared working arrangements. The anticipated benefits of the partnership were also recognised.

RESOLVED thatthe shared Building Control management service with Runnymede Borough Council be implemented and the new structure for Surrey Heath Borough Council be agreed.