Decision details

22.1     The Committee considered a report by the Director of Law and Assurance (copy appended to the signed minutes) which contained a recommendation to the County Council that the governance arrangements for the operation of the County Council’s involvement in its property joint venture partnership through an arm’s length company should be included in the Scheme of Delegation in the Constitution.

22.2     In relation to the last paragraph of the new Appendix 22 in Appendix A to the report, Cllr Lord asked whether the company’s accounts would be made public. The Cabinet Member for Finance and Property said the exact mechanism would be agreed soon and he would let members of the Committee know in due course. The Head of Democratic Services confirmed that scrutiny of progress with the Joint Venture Partnership projects is on the Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee work programme.

22.3     Resolved –

(1)        That the governance arrangements for the operation of the County Council’s involvement in its Property Joint Venture Partnership through an arm’s length company be endorsed;

(2)        That the proposed changes to Appendix 3 and the new Appendix 22 of Part 3 of the Constitution, as set out at Appendix A to the report, be recommended to the County Council for approval; and

(3)        That the Leader be recommended to add the role of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Property in the governance arrangements to the list of portfolio responsibilities in Part 3, Appendix 2 of the Constitution, as set out at Appendix A to the report.