1. That the Council reaffirms its willingness in
principle to sign the Joint Working Agreement if the issues identified in the
circulated report can be resolved satisfactorily and reflected in the Joint
Working Arrangement itself, which will be the subject of a further report to
Members;
2. That alternatively and in the absence of a
resolution of these issues, the Council will decline to sign the Joint Working
Agreement for the reasons set out in the circulated report;
3. That the circulated report be referred for further
discussion in the relevant Scrutiny Committees as Members see fit.