Purpose

To approve the signing of the contract to have
Barclays Bank provide community banking in a library meeting room
on a regular basis (3 days per week) for 12 months, in line with
steer from Informal Property Sub-Committee of 7 February 2024

Content

Library Room Hire is a common source of
income, where facilities are available.
Room Hire is set with a scale of charges, which cover size of room,
and whether the hire is commercial.
Informal Property Sub-Committee steer on accommodating banks in
Council Buildings is to ensure that requests for accommodation are
treated on a commercial basis, with no suggestion that SCC is in a
partnership with a particular bank.

Alternative options considered

Turning the request for hire of space down, in
case of being seen to favour a particular bank. This issue was
dealt with by getting a steer from Informal Property Sub-Committee,
which concluded that the commercial opportunity can be open to any
approach while that opportunity is available and is not in
contradiction to the SCC service.