Members were presented with a report to provide them with an
update on the work taking place with Derby and Derbyshire Councils
on a revised approach to collaborative and partnership working and
to seek the views from Council on whether Cabinet should approve
the establishment and participation in a new Joint Committee of
Derby and Derbyshire’s Councils, the D2 Strategic Leadership
Board (SLB), to collaborate, co-ordinate and drive forward agendas
where it is recognised that more can be achieved by Councils
working together to improve outcomes for people and places across
Derbyshire.
Councillors N Barker and P Kerry proposed and seconded a Motion
to approve recommendations as contained within the
report.
Following the discussion, the Motion was put to the vote and
approved.
RESOLVED – That Council:
- Recommends to Cabinet the approval of
proposals for the establishment of the D2 Strategic Leadership
Board (SLB) and the delegation of functions to this Joint Committee
as set out in the Functions and Responsibilities document in
Appendix 2 to the report.
- Notes the draft Terms of Reference,
including the Introduction and Context, Functions and
Responsibilities, Procedural Rules, and Information procedure Rules
for the SLB as set out at Appendix 2 to the report and the position
detailed in those documents regarding scrutiny and
co-option.
- Recommends to Cabinet that the Leader is
appointed as the Council’s representative on the D2 SLB and
the Deputy Leader, as substitute.
- Notes the intention that the SLB be the body
for the nomination of District and Borough representatives to the
East Midlands Combined County Authority, when established, further
noting that this subject to the CCA’s agreement that this be
the mechanism.
- Recommends agreement that the County Council
act as the host authority for the Joint Committee.
- Notes the dissolution of the D2 Joint
Committee for Economic Prosperity, the enactment of which is
subject to the establishment of the D2 Strategic Leadership Board
and recommends that the Constitution is amended
accordingly.
- Notes the dissolution of the Vision
Derbyshire Joint Committee, the enactment of which is subject to
the establishment of the D2 Strategic Leadership Board and
recommends that the Constitution is amended
accordingly.
- Agrees with the Council’s active
participation in the D2 Strategic Leadership Board and the
associated costs of taking forward the programme of work at the
total costs as set out in the report, which is funded until at
least March 2025 via the Business Rates pool.
- Notes that as the functions of the Committee
are executive functions, Derbyshire County Council will not have
the opportunity to co-opt additional members onto the Committee and
the ability to co-opt is restricted within the Terms of
Reference.
- Notes that, in accordance with section 9F of
the Local Government Act 2000, constituent authorities who operate
executive arrangements will need to make formal scrutiny
arrangements to review or scrutinise decisions made in connection
with the exercise of the functions of the D2 Strategic Leadership
Board, and that the Council’s existing scrutiny arrangements
will apply.
- Notes the Cabinet will be asked to delegate
authority to the Managing Director and Head of Paid Service in
consultation with the Leader to agree the final terms of reference
for the SLB and the other arrangements.