Agenda, decisions and minutes

Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am two working days before the meeting, ask a question on any matter in respect of the Cabinet Member’s delegated powers.

The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response.

Questions submitted prior to the agenda being despatched are shown below and will be the subject of a response from the appropriate Cabinet Member or such other councillor or officer as is determined by the Cabinet Member, and shall not be the subject of further debate at this meeting. Questions received after the despatch of the agenda, but before the deadline, will be shown on the Schedule of Addenda circulated at the meeting, together with any written response which is available at that time.

Forward Plan Ref: 2018/045

Contact: Victoria Fletcher, Environment Resource Efficiency Manager Tel: 07500 121855/Sarah Gilbert, Energy Strategy Manager Tel: 07867 467797

Report by Director for Planning & Place (CMDPCS4).

The County Council has a number of public commitments to reduce carbon emissions on its own estate and across the wider County area.   The installation of solar panels is an opportunity to both reduce emissions and make savings on energy bills.  The report requests an exemption from the contract procedure rules in relation to OCC entering into arrangements with Low Carbon Hub.

The Cabinet Member for Property & Cultural Services is RECOMMENDED to approve this exemption from the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.