Issue - meetings

The Committee is asked to consider the findings of this Shopmobility review, to confirm if Epsom & Ewell Borough Council wishes to continue to operate the service and to agree to release funds from the repairs and renewals fund to purchase some new mobility scooters.

Following consideration, the Committee agreed:

(1)          To continue running the Shopmobility Service;

(2)          To release funds from the repairs and renewals fund, estimated to be a maximum of £8,500, to purchase six new mobility scooters.

(3)          To release £12,000 of the remaining repairs and renewals fund back to the Epsom & Ewell Borough Council general fund.

(4)          To reduce the amount transferred to the repairs and renewals fund from £3,000 to £1,500 per annum.

The Committee received a report presenting the findings of a review of the Shopmobility service and asking whether it wished to continue to operate it.

The following matters were considered:

Support for the service. Members of the Committee expressed their support for the shopmobility service, noting that it was valued by a number of residents. The Committee also noted that the Council was one of only a few in Surrey which still provided such a service.

Release of repairs and renewals funds into the general fund. The Committee considered the recommendation that £12,000 be moved from the repairs and renewals fund into the general fund. It was noted that the funds would not be transferred to the Committee’s direct budget, but that they would be marked as having come from the Committee.

Insurance claim following damage to shopmobility vehicles by a car accident. The Committee was informed that officers were pursuing an insurance claim for the recent accident which had damaged several shopmobility vehicles. It was noted that officers would also examine the terms of the council’s insurance policy to ensure that it continued to provide adequate cover for the future.

Following consideration, the Committee agreed:

(1)          To continue running the Shopmobility Service.

(2)          To release funds from the repairs and renewals fund, estimated to be a maximum of £8,500, to purchase six new mobility scooters.

(3)          To release £12,000 of the remaining repairs and renewals fund back to the Epsom & Ewell Borough Council general fund.

(4)          To reduce the amount transferred to the repairs and renewals fund from £3,000 to £1,500 per annum.