THE Mayor of Driffield, Coun Paul Rounding, has been authorised to spend up to £2,500 on furniture for the new offices on Market Walk.


The town council is poised to move out of the community centre and into the new offices within the next few weeks.
During the monthly full council meeting on Tuesday, Coun Mark Warner said that he had looked around an office furniture supply warehouse in Hull which had a wide range of quality goods at reasonable prices.

Now Coun Rounding and the clerk, Mrs Claire Binnington, are to view the stock with a view to spending up to £2,500.
Coun Rounding stressed, however, that he would be prudent with council cash in the search for bargains. “I treat the money as if it was my own,” he said.

Councillors have agreed to install a variety of fixtures and fittings in the new offices, including an alarm system and vertical blinds.

The toilets in the facility are to be painted magnolia and there will be white tiles in the kitchen area. A price is also being sought for a notice board.

The council agreed that the office would be open to the public from 9am to 12.30pm and from 1.30pm to 4pm.
11 October 2013