Agenda item

That the Council’s position be that the Joint Working Agreement (JWA) must be finalised (including a resolution of the issues identified in Section B of the circulated report) before this Authority considers consenting to the establishment of a formal Joint Committee;

That a further report be submitted to Cabinet should a revised JWA be produced for decision;

That Cabinet Members and officers be authorised to continue to engage in informal discussions with a view to a decision on participation in the City Deal being taken by the end of the current financial year (in the context of the Council’s 2018/19 Budget Round); and

That the Regeneration and Sustainable Development Scrutiny Committee be included in any further discussion.

Decisions:

1.           That the Council’s position be that the Joint Working Agreement (JWA) must be finalised (including a resolution of the issues identified in Section B of the circulated report) before this Authority considers consenting to the establishment of a formal Joint Committee;

2.      That a further report be submitted to Cabinet should a revised JWA be produced for decision;

3.      That Cabinet Members and Officers be authorised to continue to engage in informal discussions with a view to a decision on participation in the City Deal being taken by the end of the current financial year (in the context of the Council’s 2018/19 Budget Round); and

4.      That both the Policy and Resources/Cabinet Scrutiny Committee and the Regeneration and Sustainable Development Scrutiny Committee be included in any further discussion.

Reason For Decisions:

To invite Members to provide direction on the conduct of further discussions on the City Deal.

Implementation of the Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in

period.