Decision details

New Ways of Working Strategy (East Kent region) and Proposal to acquire a Freehold to become an East Kent Key Office Hub

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Approval by the Cabinet Member for Corporate and Democratic Services for the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support to
1. Agree to the continued implementation of the New Ways of Working Programme in the East Kent region.
2. Agree terms and proceed with the acquisition of a key East Kent Office Hub under the New Ways of Working Programme and the disposal of any existing accommodation linked to this as appropriate
3. Delegate authority to the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support to finalise and agree the heads of terms for the acquisition and enter into all necessary documentation to deliver the Kent Key Office Hub

Decision:

As Cabinet Member for Corporate and Democratic Services, I agree to the

 

1.         The continued implementation of the New Ways of Working Programme into the East Kent region;

 

2.                     The freehold purchase and inclusive refurbishment of a property located on the outskirts of the Whitstable area at the price stated in the recommendations of the exempt report;

 

3.         To note the additional costs of purchase, including agents' fees and stamp duty, together with final fit-out works, as stated in the exempt report;

 

4.         That the Executive Scheme of Delegation for Officers set out in Appendix 2, Part 4 of the Constitution (and the directorate schemes of sub-delegation made there under) provides the governance pathway for the implementation of this decision by officers. In this instance, the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support (on behalf of the Corporate Director of Strategic & Corporate Services) will take all such steps as are necessary to implement the decision:

 

Publication date: 09/02/2015

Date of decision: 04/02/2015

Effective from: 17/02/2015

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