Agenda and decisions

To elect a Vice-Chair for 2025/26.

Cllr Jason McLellan was elected as 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 Chief Executive, the Monitoring Officer, and a representative from AMION Consulting to present the report.

Appendix 3 is an Exempt Document as the report relates to draft Memorandum of Understanding for the Investment Zone which has been designated as confidential information by a Government Department for the purposes of Section 100A(2) of the Local Government Act 1972. As a consequence, it is a requirement that Appendix 3 is excluded from publication as this would disclose the confidential information.  

The Update Report was accepted and the work undertaken by Flintshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council and the Investment Zone team, Welsh Government and UK Government was noted.

A draft Inter-Authority Agreement (IAA) was approved between the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC), Flintshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council, delegating the right to agree and finalise the final version to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Monitoring Officer, Section 151 Officer, the Vice-chair and Leader of Denbighshire County Council, as the appointed representatives of the Flintshire and Wrexham Investment Zone Advisory Board.

A Year 1 and 2 Schedule of Projects, activities and milestones drafted to support the Annual Delivery Plan was approved.

A draft Memorandum of Understanding was approved, delegating the right to agree and finalise the final version to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Monitoring Officer, Section 151 Officer, the Vice-chair and Leader of Denbighshire County Council, as the appointed representatives of the Flintshire and Wrexham Investment Zone Advisory Board.

The Chairman shall propose that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion on the following items due to the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100A(2) Local Government act 1972.

The report relates to financial information in relation to the Regional Transport Fund which has been designated as confidential information by the Welsh Government for the purposes of Section 100A(2) of the  Local Government Act  1972. As a consequence it is a requirement that the report is excluded from publication as this would disclose the confidential information. 

The Chief Executive and Senior Transport Officer to present the report.

A draft Plan Programme was approved for submission to the Welsh Government.