Decision details

RESOLVED:

That District Executive recommends that Council:-

a.

note the progress report setting out the work of the Heart of the South West (HotSW) Joint Committee since its establishment in March 2018;

b.

agree to delegate the development and endorsement of the HotSW Local Industrial Strategy (LIS) to the HotSW Joint Committee (noting that final approval of the HotSWLIS rests with the HotSW Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Government);

c.

note the Budget statement for 2018/19 set out in Appendix B, and that in accordance with the decisions taken at the time the Committee was established, the Council will be asked to make an annual budgetary provision to meet the support costs of the Joint Committee in line with the 2018/19 contribution.  Final clarification on any additional 2019/20 budget requirement will be provided following the completion of the review of the Joint Committee’s role, function and management support arrangements and development of its work programme for 2019/20;

d.

agree the Budget and Cost-sharing Agreement set out in Appendix B to this report.

Reason:

To note the progress made by the South West (HotSW) Joint Committee over recent months andagree the Budget and Cost-sharing Agreement set out in Appendix B to this report.