Agenda item

Decisions:

1.      That the current work streams associated with the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee and the work currently being undertaken by officers to facilitate such work be noted;

2.      That the allocation of operational responsibilities be noted;

3.      That the proposal that certain Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council officers undertake the duties as detailed in Paragraph 9 of the circulated report be approved;

4.      That approval be granted to enter into agreements for those officers who will be performing such functions to the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committees;

5.      That the Director of Environment and Regeneration and any officer so nominated by her be authorised to participate in the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee Programme Board;

6.      That how the proposed South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee and the various sub committees are to be established be noted:

7.      That the elected members referenced at paragraphs 19 – 20 of the circulated report be approved to sit on any Corporate Joint Committee and sub committees.

8.      That the Leader be authorised to appoint an elected member to attend a meeting in the event the members referenced at paragraphs 19 -20 of the circulated report are unable to attend.

9.      That the Deputy Leader of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council be nominated representative to the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee in the absence of the Leader of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council be noted.

10.    That the proposal of a Regional Scrutiny Committee and Governance and Audit Sub-Committee for the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee be noted and that a future report be brought to Full Council to agree the representatives of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council;

11.    That the delegation of the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Standards Committee as the Standards Committee for the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee be approved.

12.    That delegated authority be granted to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to agree any documents necessary to implement the requirements of this report and the recommendations set out above.

Reason for Decisions:

To ensure compliance with the requirements of the LGE Act and ensure the needs of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council are reflected in the development of these CJCs.

Implementation of Decision:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period which ends at 9am, Sunday, 19^th December 2021.