Issue - meetings

REPORT OF: MANAGING DIRECTOR & SERVICE DIRECTOR - LEGAL & COMMUNITY

The report sets out the proposals for delegation of functions and recommendations on the establishment of a Hertfordshire Growth Board (‘HGB’) Joint Committee and Joint Scrutiny Committee.

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the content of the report entitled Hertfordshire Growth Board – Proposed Joint Committees and attached joint cover report Appendix HGB “Hertfordshire Growth Board Integrated Governance Framework” be noted;

(2)       That Cabinet agrees, as per Appendix HGB summary of functions, to the extent that these are Executive Functions, to delegate the exercise of such functions to enable HGB to pursue and achieve the purposes in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of the Terms of Reference, and to undertake any actions necessary, incidental or ancillary to achieving those objectives.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

(1)       To confirm the establishment of the Growth Board and Growth Board Scrutiny Joint Committees (to hold their inaugural meetings in January/February 2021 and then HGB Scrutiny aligned to confirmation of securing Government funding in 2021);

(2)       To adopt the Growth Board Integrated Governance Framework into the Councils own constitutional framework;

(3)       To agree the Council’s nominated representatives on the Growth Board as Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb (as Leader of the Council), Deputy Councillor Paul Clark (as Deputy Leader of the Council) and Scrutiny Committee as Councillor David Levett (as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee), Deputy Councillor Kate Aspinwall (as Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee).

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To provide longer term joint place leadership.

Audio recording – 4 minutes 20 seconds

The Leader of the Council presented the report entitled Hertfordshire Growth Board – Proposed Joint Committees together with the following appendix:

·                Appendix HGB - Hertfordshire Growth Board Integrated Governance Framework cover report.

The Service Director – Legal and Community advised that:

·                If it were agreed to establish the committee and the delegations, then Council would be recommended to adopt the Growth Board Governance Framework into the Council’s Constitutional Framework.

The following Members asked questions and took part in the debate:

·                Councillor Steve Jarvis;

·                Councillor Paul Clark;

·                Councillor Judi Billing;

·                Councillor Ian Albert.

In response to questions the Managing Director advised that the method of reporting the work of the Growth Board would be through the regular Strategic Planning Matters report.

Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb Proposed, Councillor Paul Clark seconded and it was:

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the content of the report entitled Hertfordshire Growth Board – Proposed Joint Committees and attached joint cover report Appendix HGB “Hertfordshire Growth Board Integrated Governance Framework” be noted;

(2)       That Cabinet agrees, as per Appendix HGB summary of functions, to the extent that these are Executive Functions, to delegate the exercise of such functions to enable HGB to pursue and achieve the purposes in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of the Terms of Reference, and to undertake any actions necessary, incidental or ancillary to achieving those objectives.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

(1)       To confirm the establishment of the Growth Board and Growth Board Scrutiny Joint Committees (to hold their inaugural meetings in January/February 2021 and then HGB Scrutiny aligned to confirmation of securing Government funding in 2021);

(2)       To adopt the Growth Board Integrated Governance Framework into the Councils own constitutional framework;

(3)       To agree the Council’s nominated representatives on the Growth Board as Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb (as Leader of the Council), Deputy Councillor Paul Clark (as Deputy Leader of the Council) and Scrutiny Committee as Councillor David Levett (as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee), Deputy Councillor Kate Aspinwall (as Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee).

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To provide longer term joint place leadership.