Issue - meetings

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

1.     To support the extension of the arrangement to release the Portfolio Director’s time for two days per week until 30 June 2024 on a part time secondment basis to undertake the Interim Chief Executive role.

2.     It was noted that all employment and associated costs will continue to be covered by the North Wales CJC.

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

RESOLVED

1.     To support the extension of the arrangement to release the Portfolio Director’s time for two days per week until 30 June 2024 to continue to undertake the Interim Chief Executive role.

2.     It was noted that all employment and associated costs would continue to be covered by the North Wales CJC.

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

Taking into consideration the Councils’ decision, in principle, to the transfer of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board’s functions in assisting the region to establish a Corporate Joint Committee and to ensure that the Ambition Board’s interests were safeguarded as the CJC moved forward.

By now, 1 July 2024 this year had been identified as the date for the final transfer of the Board’s functions to the CJC and a report outlining the steps to be taken in order to realise that transfer would be submitted to the Corporate Joint Committee's next meeting on 22 March 2024.

DISCUSSION

          It was reported that it was hoped that the transfer to the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee would be completed by the end of the 2023/24 financial year but it was recognised that this was not possible due to the complex nature of the transfer. It was confirmed that the amended timetable was to deliver the transfer on 1 July 2024 as discussed above (Item 7).

          It was confirmed that the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee would also discuss the amended timetable at its meeting held on 22 March 2024.

Officers of the Host Authority were thanked for their work to support the Ambition Board and the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee. The Portfolio Director and all officers were also thanked for their work.