Decision details

Consideration of wider use of kiosks for cash collection

(1)        That the manned front-line cash office at the Civic Offices in Epping be closed from 1 July 2016 and an alternative solution using payment kiosks be implemented;

(2)        That the ‘Invest to Save’ Fund be utilised for the purchase of two payment kiosks in the sum of £20,000 and for an additional allocation in the sum of £10,000 to cover any necessary building works;

(3)        That Contract Standing Order C4(2) be waived for the purchase of the payment kiosks due to the successful operation of the same kiosk at Waltham Abbey Library, which itself was subject to a tender process;

(4)        That one FTE Grade 4 Cashier post be deleted from the establishment;

(5)        That the post holders be treated within the provisions of the Council’s Redundancy and Redeployment Procedure; and

(6)        That revenue savings in the sum of £15,170 for 2016/17 (equivalent full-year savings £20,230) through the implementation of the payment kiosks be noted.