DCC’s
Cabinet resolved on 25 May 2016:
(i)
approves the use of the County Council’s general power of competence to grant a
freehold transfer, assignment of lease, or long leasehold interest in the youth
centre buildings at Somerford, Burton, Gillingham, Bridport, Dorchester,
Crossways, Sherborne, Southill, STEPS, Verwood,
Wareham, and Swanage to the respective community bodies on terms to be agreed
by the Director for Environment and the Economy, after consultation with the Director
for Children’s Services and the Monitoring Officer;
And:
4.11 East
Dorset – Verwood
|
Transfer proposal |
Costs |
Recommendation |
|
Pass responsibility to
Emmanuel Middle School |
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To
lease to the Governors of Emmanuel VA Middle School or other nominated body |
The lease to Emmanuel Middle School Governors or the
EMS (Youth and Community) Centre Ltd, as was subsequently agreed, and their
successor body the Wimborne MAT, following the conversion of the school to an
Academy has not been completed. Verwood
Town Council have now agreed to take the Centre on under a lease agreement in
order to support the social, economic and /or environmental wellbeing of the area by
allowing community groups, schools etc to rent the premises.
A delegated decision was
required by the Executive Director Place, as the successor role to the DCC Director for Environment and the Economy, to
agree to the change of nominated body to take a lease of this property.