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Members were provided with a report with the purpose of reconstituting the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee (SWWCJC), which included setting out the administrative and governance arrangements for the forthcoming civic year.

The Monitoring Officer for the SWWCJC referred to the proposals within the circulated report, which formed part of the reconstitution.

One of the new proposals highlighted was the establishment of three themed Sub Committees, as opposed to the four Sub Committees which were in place last civic year. The three Sub Committees were noted to be Regional Transport, Strategic Planning and Economic Wellbeing; the Energy theme would be incorporated into the Economic Wellbeing Sub Committee, instead of it being a separate Sub Committee.

The Committee was informed of a change to the membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Sub Committee, which was that Councillor Tony Wilcox would be the representative for Pembrokeshire County Council, instead of Councillor Marc Tierney.

Another change highlighted was that Jan Williams will be the Co-Opted Member to represent Swansea Bay University Health Board, instead of Steven Spill.

A discussion took place in regard to the Public Sector Advisory Board (PSAB). The circulated report detailed the list of advisors who had been appointed to the PSAB, following approval at the meeting of the SWWCJC on 3 December 2024; it was proposed that these advisors be re-appointed. Officers explained that during the course of the next few weeks the PSAB will appoint its Chairperson, who will automatically be Co-Opted to the SWWCJC.

Following on from the above, the Monitoring Officer for the SWWCJC put forward the following amendment to recommendation (j), detailed in the circulated report, which was supported by Members:

That the Chief Executive of the SWWCJC be granted delegated authority, in consultation with the Chairperson of the SWWCJC, to appoint any replacement Members of the Private Sector Advisory Board.

RESOLVED:

·        That the appointment of the Members of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee (SWWCJC), identified at paragraph 5 of the circulated report, be noted.

·        That the co-option of the Members of the National Park Authorities to the SWWCJC for all matters (save for strategic planning given their voting status) in a non-voting capacity for the civic year 2025/2026, be approved.

·        That the creation of the Sub-Committees (identified at paragraph 9 and in line with the terms of reference in Appendix A of the circulated report) and the proposed representatives appointed to the Sub-Committee, set out at paragraphs 9 and 10 of the circulated report, be approved.

·        That the co-option of the members of the National Park Authorities to the SWWCJC Sub-Committees for all matters (save for strategic planning given their voting status) in a non-voting capacity for the civic year 2025/2026, be approved.

·        That the establishment of Governance and Audit Sub-Committee for the SWWCJC, as set out in paragraphs 14-19 of the circulated report, be approved.

·        That the designation of the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Standards Committee as the Standards Committee of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee, be approved.

·        That the establishment of an Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee for the SWWCJC, as set out in paragraphs 23-29 of the circulated report, be approved; with the amendment that Councillor Tony Wilcox be the representative for Pembrokeshire County Council, instead of Councillor Marc Tierney.

·        That the timetable for future meetings for the SWWCJC, and its associated Committees, set out in paragraph 30 of the circulated report, be approved.

·        That the renewal of the appointment of Co-optees, identified at paragraph 32 of the circulated report, for the civic year 2025/2026, be approved; with the amendment that Jan Williams be the representative for Swansea Bay University Health Board instead of Steven Spill.

·        That the renewal of the appointment of the advisors, identified at paragraph 34 of the circulated report, for the civic year 2025/2026, be approved; with the amendment that the Chief Executive of the SWWCJC be granted delegated authority, in consultation with the Chairperson of the SWWCJC, to appoint any replacement Members of the Private Sector Advisory Board.