Decision details

Heart of the South West (HotSW) - Joint Committee - Council Update

Decision Maker: South Somerset District Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

 

RESOLVED:

That Full Council agreed to:-

 

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.

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.

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

 

Reason:

To note the progress of the work of the Heart of the South West (HotSW) Joint Committee,endorse the HotSW Local Industrial Strategy (LIS), note the Budget statement for 2018/19 set out in Appendix B and agree the cost sharing agreement.

(Voting: 32 in favour, 1 against, 2 abstentions)

Publication date: 14/12/2018

Date of decision: 13/12/2018

Decided at meeting: 13/12/2018 - South Somerset District Council

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