RESOLVED:
1. That:
(a) The Local Plan Working Group continues to operate at the present time in accordance with its current Terms of Reference, as detailed in Appendix A to Report No CAB/FH/15/025.
(b) The Service Manager (Legal) be given delegated authority to appoint Members to the Local Plan Working Group, in line with the political balance requirements (see Section 1.4 of Report No CAB/FH/15/025), on the basis of nominations from the Group Leaders.
(c) The future direction of the Local Plan Working Group, as outlined in Section 1.2.3 of Report No CAB/FH/15/025, be noted.
2. That:
(a) The West Suffolk Joint Growth Steering Group, West Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Panel, West Suffolk Joint Health and Safety Panel and the West Suffolk Joint Staff Consultative Panel continue to operate in accordance with their current Terms of Reference contained in Appendices B, C D and E to Report No CAB/FH/15/025 respectively.
(b) The Service Manager (Legal) be given delegated authority to appoint Members and Substitute Members to the Joint Panels and Steering Group, as set out in Section 1.3.1 of Report No CAB/FH/15/025, on the basis of political balance requirements, where appropriate (see Section 1.4 of Report No CAB/FH/15/025) and on the nominations from the Group Leaders.
(c) Meetings of the Joint Steering Group and Panels set out in Section 1.3.1 of Report No CAB/FH/15/025, continue to be scheduled as and when required, but with regard to the discussion outlined in Section 1.3.4 of Report No CAB/FH/15/025.
3. That:
(a) The Service Manager (Legal) be given delegated authority to appoint two full Members and one substitute Member to the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee, on the nomination of the Leader of the Council.
(b) The potential requirement to only have one full Member representative from each of the Councils represented on the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee, as set out in Section 1.5.2 of Report No CAB/FH/15/025, be noted. Any required changes to the Council’s representation on the Joint Committee be delegated to the Service Manager (Legal) and the Leader of the Council to action accordingly.
(c) Following the adoption of the Joint Development Management Policies Document and subject to the approval of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, the Joint Development Management Policies Committee be disbanded, with any residual joint planning policy matters being taken through the West Suffolk Joint Growth Steering Group and Cabinet/Council.
4. That:
(a) The Cabinet’s existing informal Working Groups be retained as indicated in Section 1.6.2 of Report No CAB/FH/15/025.
(b) Provided that resources are available to support them, further informal task-and-finish working groups continue to be established to consider specific issues as required throughout 2015/2016.