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*RESOLVED
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1.  
That Chesterfield’s inclusion
as a priority town within the Government’s Long-Term Plan for
Towns programme be noted.
 

2.  
That the initial capacity funding
that the Government has made available to support development of
the 10-year Vision statement and the first 3-year Investment Plan
for Chesterfield be accepted.
 

3.  
That authority be delegated to the
Service Director - Economic Growth in consultation with the Chief
Executive, the Service Director - Finance and the Leader of the
Council and Cabinet Member for Economic Growth to commission
appropriate external support as necessary to enable timely
preparation of the 10-year Vision statement and first 3-year
Investment Plan for Chesterfield.
 

4.  
That the process of establishing the
Chesterfield Town Board, including the appointment of Chair, as
outlined in the report, be endorsed.
 

5.  
That the Deputy Leader of the Council
and Cabinet Member for Finance and Asset Management be appointed as
the council’s representative on the Chesterfield Town
Board.
 

6.  
That authority be delegated to the
Service Director - Economic Growth in consultation with the Chief
Executive, the Service Director - Finance and the Leader of the
Council and Cabinet Member for Economic Growth to submit the
10-year Vision statement and first 3-year Investment Plan for
Chesterfield to the Government following the sign-off of both
documents by the Chesterfield Town Board.
 

7.  
That an updating report be prepared
for Cabinet following submission of the 10-year Vision statement
and first 3-year Investment Plan for Chesterfield setting out the
council’s proposals for administering the Long-Term Plan for
Towns programme as it applies to Chesterfield and resourcing
delivery of the first 3-year investment plan.
 
REASON FOR DECISIONS
 
To enable Chesterfield Borough Council to implement the requirements of
the Government’s Long-Term Plan for Towns guidance including
the establishment of a Long-Term Plan for Towns Board for
Chesterfield by April 2024 and the submission of a Vision statement
and 3-year Investment Plan by August 2024.