Minutes:
Decision:
1.
That
the Leader of Council, in consultation with the Deputy Leader and the Cabinet
Members for Finance and the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Sustainable
Development, be given delegated authority to enter into the Joint Working
Agreement. This is subject only to the other three local authorities doing
likewise taking account of any minor amendments which may prove necessary and
do not alter the substance of the document enclosed at Appendix 1 to the
circulated report;
2.
That
the Chief Executive be appointed as the Council’s representative on the City
Deal Programme Board and delegate to him authority to appoint a deputy to
represent the Authority as necessary (this would ordinarily be the Director of
the Environment or the Director of Finance and Corporate Services);
3.
That
the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of Council and the Cabinet
Member for Finance, be given delegated authority to apply for and accept
funding for City Deal projects on behalf of the Council and deal with other
ancillary matters on the same basis;
4.
That
this report be referred to full Council for further discussion given the
potentially significant impact of the proposal on the Council’s long term
budget framework.
Reason for Decisions:
To provide authority to sign
the Joint Working Agreement and formally establish the City Deal Joint
Committee.
Implementation of Decisions:
These decisions will be
implemented after the three day call in period.
Supporting documents: