Decision details

Acceptance of Harrogate Public WiFi Frant Funding Transfer

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Highways & Transportation

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Executive Member for Access, in consultation with the Executive Member for Customer Engagement and Corporate Director Strategic Resources, authorise the Corporate Director Strategic Services to:
• accept £350,000 grant funding from Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) delivery of Public Wi-Fi and Low Powered Wide Area Networks in the Harrogate area.; and
• accept (subject to final review by the County Council’s legal team) the terms of the funding agreement drawn up between Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) and County Council.

Reasons for the decision:

To facilitate the delivery of public WiFi and LPWAN in the Harrogate Borough, through transferring the required funding from Harrogate Borough Council to North Yorkshire County Council.

Publication date: 15/03/2021

Date of decision: 12/03/2021