Issue - meetings

This report advocates the establishment of a cross party Member/Officer Working Group to explore how the Councils views should be represented in any submission to government (by Surrey County Council) of a proposed ‘County Deal for Surrey’.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

1.    Agree to set-up of a County Deal Working Group;

2.    Agree the membership and Terms of Reference of the Working Group (Appendix 1 to the report);

3.    Delegate authority to the Interim Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair of the Working Group, to make representations to Surrey County Council and/or other parties in connection with the process for developing a ‘Surrey County Deal’ proposal to government.

The Committee received a report advocating the establishment of a cross party Member/Officer Working Group to explore how the Council’s views should be represented in any submission to government (by Surrey County Council) of a proposed ‘County Deal for Surrey’.

The following matters were considered:

a)              Membership. The Committee noted that the Surrey County Council (RA Group) representative on the Working Group was nominated to be Councillor Eber Kington.

b)              Updates to Members. It was noted that updates on the matters considered by the Working Group would be provided to all Councillors via email.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

1.     Agree to set-up of a County Deal Working Group;

2.     Agree the membership and Terms of Reference of the Working Group (Appendix 1 to the report);

3.     Delegate authority to the Interim Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair of the Working Group, to make representations to Surrey County Council and/or other parties in connection with the process for developing a ‘Surrey County Deal’ proposal to government.