Wirral Council voted to sell off 23 buildings, land, car parks, and libraries it owns earlier this year
A councillor believes there are “significant questions" for Wirral Council to answer after a half a million pound contract was awarded to consultants involved with the sale of borough assets.
However Cllr Jo Bird said: "It seems odd that the contract is only 1% under the half a million pound threshold that would have required public decision by a committee of elected councillors." “I find it worthy of note that the figure of £495,000, over three years, is just £5000 below the amount that would trigger a discussion by committee.”
Wirral Council’s leader Cllr Paul Stuart has defended the sale, saying it was based on clear advice from council officers about the local authority’s financial position. He also said the sale was not just about paying back emergency government funding borrowed by the council but also "about replenishing reserves and raising money for regeneration projects.”
Cllr Bird argued that political decisions were being presented as financial ones, adding: “We are saying that there are a whole bunch of assets to sell off because they weren’t needed by the community.
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