39 Museum, culture and tourism team review
Report of the Deputy Chief Executive enclosed.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Decision made
To agree the proposals for the new structure as set out in Appendix A.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member (Strategy and Reform) presented a report of the Deputy Chief Executive requesting approval for the new structure for the shared museum, culture and tourism team following a period of formal consultation.
Decision made
To agree the proposals for the new structure as set out in Appendix A.
Reasons for decision
To complete the creation of a shared communications and visitor economy service with a new team that will take on the tourism function and the operation of the South Ribble Museum and Exhibition Centre and Worden Hall.
Alternative options considered and rejected
The preferred option does focus on a wholly shared team and the only realistic alternative is to keep the team working separately for Chorley and South Ribble, which would not deliver the benefits outlined above and is not in line with the previously agreed aspiration to have a shared team in this part of the organisation.
If we kept the team operating each site separately there would still be a cost increase to South Ribble to operate the Worden Hall site, manage the museum and create a tourism role that is focussed on bringing visitors into the borough to support the local economy.