Issue - meetings

Dylan Williams, North Wales Councils’ Lead Chief Executive for the Economic Ambition Board to present the report.

1.       That the Board supports the extension of the arrangement to release the Portfolio Director’s time for two days per week until 30 September, 2023 on a part time secondment basis to undertake the Interim Chief Executive role.

2.       That all employment and associated costs are covered by the North Wales CJC.

The report was submitted by Dylan Williams (North Wales Councils' Lead Chief Executive for the NWEAB).

RESOLVED

1.              That the Board supports the extension of the arrangement to release the Portfolio Director’s time for two days per week until 30 September, 2023 on a part time secondment basis to undertake the Interim Chief Executive role.

2.              That all employment and associated costs are covered by the North Wales CJC.

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

1.              The arrangements recommended are consistent with the 6 Councils’ decisions, in principle, to the transfer of Ambition North Wales’ functions to the Corporate Joint Committee.

2.              By fulfilling the CJC Chief Executive's role, the Portfolio Director will assist the region to develop an effective CJC, while being uniquely positioned to ensure that Ambition North Wales’ interests are safeguarded in this year of transition.

DISCUSSION

It was suggested that it would be beneficial for those members of the Board who were not a part of local government to be briefed on what was happening in terms of the Corporate Joint Committee, and the implications for the Board.  In response, the Chair noted that it was important for everyone to have an understanding of what was going on, and that it could be arranged for information to be shared with everyone in the most effective way.  The Monitoring Officer noted that the work of creating a plan for the process was starting now, and that there would be communication with the colleges, etc., along the way.

It was noted that extending the secondments of the Portfolio Director as Interim CJC Chief Executive was a sensible and pragmatic step in the circumstances, but that a more permanent arrangement was needed as soon as practicably possible.