Issue - meetings

(a)       That the report be noted; and

(b)       That the Committee support the creating of a Local Authority Trading Company (LATC) for Catering and Cleaning Services and support officers and Governors to enter into discussions on the length of contract to award the new LATC  to provide the sustainability required to support the growth identified in the business plan.

The Facilities Operations Manager introduced the report to provide an update on the School Meals Service.  He advised that the report detailed the current performance and the strategic position within the service regarding the creation of a Local Authority Trading Company (LATC) for the delivery of Catering and Cleaning services which forms part of the Alternative Delivery Model (ADM) programme. 

                        The Facilities Operations Manager provided background information and reported on operational and strategic matters as detailed in the report.  He advised that the commencement date for the new operating model was April 2017.  During discussion he responded to the comments and questions raised by members around staff engagement and pre-ordering of meals.  Members supported the initiative to enable pupils to pre-order their school meal which assisted management and reduced wastage.  The Facilities Operations Manager explained that the facility to pre-order a school meal would be rolled out to all secondary schools in Flintshire during April 2017. 

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the report be noted; and

(b)       That the Committee support the creating of a Local Authority Trading Company (LATC) for Catering and Cleaning Services and support officers and Governors to enter into discussions on the length of contract to award the new LATC  to provide the sustainability required to support the growth identified in the business plan.