Agenda and decisions

To appoint a Chair for 2025/26.

Cllr Mark Pritchard was elected Chair of the Joint Committee for 2025/26.

To appoint a Vice-chair for 2025/26.

Cllr Charlie McCoubrey was elected Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee for 2025/26

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive any declaration of Personal Interest.

To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chair for consideration.

The Chair shall propose that the minutes of the previous meeting held 21 March 2025 be signed as a true record.

Iwan Evans, Monitoring Officer to present the report.

The draft calendar was approved for the period up to June 2026.

Iwan Evans, Monitoring Officer to present the report.

Resolved:

       i.         That the Monitoring Officer review the principles of co-option onto the Corporate Joint Committee and its sub committees as set out in the Establishment Regulations (as
amended) and statutory guidance. 

     ii.         That the review includes consultation with the four Higher and Further Education providers in relation to their membership on the Economic Well-Being sub-committee
to be reported to a future meeting of the Corporate Joint Committee. 

    iii.         That in relation to the future governance of the Corporate Joint Committee consideration be given to options around creating advisory membership or stakeholder liaison groups with representatives of the Trade Unions, Third Sector, Housing Associations, private sector and health, the terms of which to provide for the exchange of information and collaboration in supporting the decision making of the Corporate Joint Committee.

    iv.         That the review be undertaken in consultation with the Members of the Corporate Joint Committee and Chief Executives of the Constituent Authorities with the intention of presenting a report to the Corporate Joint Committee with a recommendation as to the model for co-option.

Iwan Evans, Monitoring Officer and David Hole, Implementation Programme Lead to present the report.

To accept the report which updated Members on post-transfer and development of the project and ongoing progress of the implementation programme to support the continued establishment of the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC).

Alwen Williams, Interim Chief Executive and Iain Taylor, AMION Consulting to present the report.

It was agreed:

·       Accept the update report

·       Review the proposed outline arrangements for the Flintshire and Wrexham Investment Zone Advisory Board and advise on the proposal.

·       Review the proposed Delegation and Decision Framework and advise on the proposal.

·       Receive a further report with detailed proposals following the Inter Authority Workshop.

·       Submit a further report if there is a delay in one of the high-level milestones for year 1

Dewi Morgan, Head of Finance (CJC’s Statutory Finance Officer) and Sian Pugh, Assistant Head of Finance to present the report.

To accept the report which provided the final out-turn position of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board (NWEAB) to the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC) for revenue and capital in 2024/25.

Dewi Morgan, Head of Finance (CJC’s Statutory Finance Officer) and Sian Pugh, Assistant Head of Finance to present the report.

The report, which provided the final position for 2024/25 to the Corporate Joint Committee (CJC) was accepted and the approval of the official Annual Form for 2024/25 was obtained.

Dewi Morgan, Head of Finance (CJC’s Statutory Finance Officer) and Sian Pugh, Assistant Head of Finance to present the report.

To accept the report which provided the Corporate Joint Committee's Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2025/26.

Eurig Huw Williams, HR Service Manager to present the report.

To adopt the Pay Policy Statement for the Joint Committee for 2025/26.