Issue - meetings

To consider the current position in relation to Local Area Agreement delivery, and the implications for the Council in the light of the Local Government (Structural Changes)(Transitional Arrangements) Regulations 2008 and the proposed process and timetable for severance of the Agreement.

Consideration was given to the current position in relation to Local Area Agreement delivery and the implications for the Council in the light of the Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) Regulations 2008 and the proposed process and timetable for severance of the Agreement.

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report: -

That Cabinet recommends to Council to:

(i)                 endorse the Cheshire Local Area Agreement 2008 - 2011 (Appendix 1) in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) Regulations 2008;

(ii)               note its statutory duty to have regard to all targets in the Local Area Agreement and those for which it will become the ‘lead partner’; and

(iii)             delegate its authority to make any proposals for ‘revision’ of the Cheshire Local Area Agreement 2008 - 2011 to the Secretary of State, deemed necessary as a consequence of the annual refresh process and in accordance with the requirements of Section 111 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, to the Cabinet.