Agenda item

To consider the Executive recommendations for approval in respect of the above report to the Executive meeting on 6 October 2022.   A copy of the report is attached for reference. 

Executive recommendations to follow

Cllr Aspden moved, and Cllr D’Agorne seconded, the following recommendations contained in Minute 40 of the Executive meeting held on 6 October 2022:

“Recommended:That Council:

                             (i)      Approve the minded to Devolution deal.

(ii)      Approve The Governance Review as identified in Appendix 1 to the report.

(iii)     Approve publication of the Scheme at Appendix 2 for consultation and delegate to the Monitoring Officer any changes and actions needed to ensure that a full consultation exercise is conducted for the area.

(iv)    Delegate authority to the S151 Officer, in consultation with the Executive Members for Finance and Major Projects, to approve with North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC), work up the details of, and implement the financial arrangements, including a risk share mechanism and funding source.

(v)     Grant approval to cashflow, with NYCC, initial implementation costs of £600k (ahead of the funding being available to be drawn down) and agree to receivea further report once the full implementation costs are known.

(vi)    Approve the creation of a Joint Devolution Committee with NYCC and delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Leader, to approve the final terms of reference as agreed with NYCC.

(vii)    Approve the addition of £2m to the Capital Programme for affordable low carbon homes with any expenditure subject to the agreement of the S151 Officer upon business case approval and confirmation of grant conditions.

Reason:     On the basis of the content of the report, and the beneficial Devolution Deal.”

On being put to the vote, the recommendations were declared CARRIED unanimously, and it was

Resolved:  That the above recommendations be approved.