Purpose

All Welsh local authorities
agreed to establishment of the Joint Committee and have signed the
Joint Committee legal agreement that facilitates it. The inaugural
meeting of the Joint Committee occurred in April 2024 but
subsequently only one of the three planned meetings has been able
to proceed because the meeting hasn’t been
quorate.
 
A process has been undertaken
to consult on reducing the quoracy; this has resulted in the Joint
Committee recommending that that the quorum should reduce from 60%
of the voting council members (one per local authority) to 40%
where that includes at least three of the regional
areas.
 
To action this recommendation,
each local authority must make a formal decision and, if in
agreement, sign a Deed of Variation to the Joint Committee
Agreement. 
 

Content

RESOVLED: that
 

1.    
It be agreed to reduce the quorum of
the Joint Committee to 40%, with at least 3 regional areas
represented.
 

2.    
the Director of Governance and Legal Services be
authorised to sign the Deed of Variation on behalf of Cardiff
Council to give effect to Recommendation 1 above.