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    Mid Devon and the Heart of the South West Proposition

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    Meeting: 02/02/2017 - Cabinet (Item 138)

    138 Proposed Heart of the South West Partnership Governance Report (2-20-51) pdf icon PDF 255 KB

    To receive a report of the Chief Executive explaining that in the absence of any ‘Devolution’ proposition at this time, the Heart of the South West (HotSW) partnership is seeking to take forward proposals to create formal governance for the partnership and prepare/approve a Productivity Plan in support of our future devolution asks and to replace the Strategic Economic Plan for the area. The recommendations below are being presented to all 17 councils across February/March.

     

    Minutes:

    The Cabinet had before it a *report of the Chief Executive explaining that in the absence of any ‘Devolution’ proposition at this time, the Heart of the South West (HotSW) partnership was seeking to take forward proposals to create formal governance for the partnership and prepare/approve a Productivity Plan in support of our future devolution asks and to replace the Strategic Economic Plan for the area.

    The Leader outlined the contents of the report explaining the change of Government view with regard to the establishment of a combined authority in the HotSW area without an Elected Mayor.  The new Secretary of State had now given a clear indication that a mayoral combined authority would be required in order to achieve a significant devolution deal.   It was considered that the partnership must maintain the momentum achieved to date by putting in place arrangements across the HotSW area which would enable the delivery of key ambitions of raising productivity.

     

    Consideration was given to:

    ·         Events taking place in Dorset

    ·         The need for closer partnership working

    It was therefore:

    RECOMMENDED to Council that:

    a) The update about the HotSW Combined Authority / devolution deal proposals (including noting that a Joint Committee, if established, would have responsibility for developing future ‘deal’ and combined authority proposals for recommendation to the constituent authorities) be NOTED;

     

    b) The proposals for the HotSW Productivity Plan preparation and consultation proposals be approved (including noting that a Joint Committee, if established, would have responsibility for approving and overseeing the implementation of the Productivity Plan);

     

    c)  The following was AGREED:

     

    (i) ‘In principle’ to the establishment of a HotSW Joint Committee with a commencement date of Friday 1st September 2017 in accordance with the summary proposals set out in this report;

     

    (ii) That the ‘in principle’ decision at (i) above was subject to a further report to the Council after May 2017 to: approve the establishment of the Committee; a constitutional ‘Arrangements’ document; an ‘Inter-Authority Agreement’ setting out the support arrangements; appoint representatives to the Joint Committee; and appoint an Administering Authority.

     

    (Proposed by the Chairman)

     

    Note: - *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.