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To consider recommendations to the Council, details of which are set out in the attached items as 7A, 7B and 7C (i) to (iv). 

Reports are available on the website as listed below:

Council had, before it, recommendations from the Joint Audit & Governance Committee, the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Joint Strategic Committee.

Extracts of these minutes had been circulated as items 7A, 7B and 7C(i) to (iv).

Item 7A                       Joint Audit & Governance Committee - 30 May 2023

Joint Audit & Governance Committee Appointments: Parish Councillors

The Chair of the Joint Governance Committee, Cllr Hermitage, proposed the recommendations from the meeting held on 30 May 2023. The proposal was seconded by Councillor Carl Walker and unanimously supported by the Council:

Resolved: That Worthing Borough Council approved the appointment of Cllr Mike Mendoza as a Co-opted Member (from Lancing Parish Council) of the Joint Audit & Governance Committee for 2023/24 and the appointment of Cllr Paul Mansfield as a Co-opted Member (from Sompting Parish Council) of the Joint Audit & Governance Committee for 2023/24.

Item 7B           Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 8 June 2023

Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2022/23

The Chair of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Cllr Heather Mercer, proposed the recommendation from the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 9 June 2022.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor Dan Hermitage and unanimously supported by the Council.

Resolved: That Worthing Borough Council approved the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report for 2022/23.

Item 7C(i)       Joint Strategic Committee - 11 July 2023

Financial Performance 2022/23 - Revenue Outturn

The Leader proposed the recommendations from the Joint Strategic Committee meeting held on 11 July 2023.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor John Turley and supported following a vote.

Resolved: That Worthing Borough Council

i) noted the overall final outturn for 2022/23.

ii) approved the net appropriations from General Fund Reserves in the year as detailed in section 6 of the report totalling: Adur District Council £749,839 Worthing Borough Council £1,644,580

iii) approved that in Worthing Borough Council the revenue budget carry forward to 2023/24 of £35,000 be funded from reserves to support work associated with the Cost of Living crisis.

Item 7C(ii)      Joint Strategic Committee - 11 July 2023

Developing a revenue budget for 2024/25 in difficult economic circumstances

The Leader proposed the recommendations from the Joint Strategic Committee meeting held on 11 July 2023.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor John Turley and supported following a vote.

Resolved: That Worthing Borough Council approved the Budget Strategy for 2023/24 outlined in Section 9 of the report.

Item 7C(iii)     Joint Strategic Committee - 11 July 2023

Investing for our future - Capital Strategy 2024/27

The Leader proposed the recommendations from the Joint Strategic Committee meeting held on 11 July 2023.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor John Turley and supported following a vote.

Resolved: That Worthing Borough Council approved the Capital Strategy for 2024/27.

Item 7C(iv)     Joint Strategic Committee - 11 July 2023

Union Place - Joint Venture Partnership with Roffey Homes

The Leader proposed the recommendations from the Joint Strategic Committee meeting held on 11 July 2023.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor Caroline Baxter and supported following a vote.

Resolved: That Worthing Borough Council

ix)        agreed to amend the Annual Investment Strategy to allow for the acquisition of shares in the new Joint Venture.

x)         agreed to amend the Capital Programme Investment Strategy to approve the capital investment for the purchase of a 50% share in the ownership of the LLP for the sum of £6m funded through the transfer of land and approved the appointment of Worthing Borough Council as a Member to the LLP (through a Members Agreement) and noted that the strategic and operational decisions would be made by the Executive with the project board reporting back regularly to that Committee on progression with finance reports.