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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
PLANNING, TOURISM AND LEISURE SERVICES SELECT COMMITTEE – 27 JANUARY 2003 SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP REPORT OF THE HEAD OF PAID
SERVICE |
To provide members of the
Select Committee with the opportunity to comment on the draft Service Level
Agreement (SLA) between the Council and the Isle of Wight Economic Partnership
(IWEP) for the delivery of economic development and regeneration services prior
to this going to Executive for decision.
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ACTION
REQUIRED BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE That
this draft agreement be submitted to the Executive for approval together with
any comments which the Select Committee would wish to be considered. |
BACKGROUND
In 1999 the Council determined
to deliver its economic development services through the Isle of Wight
Partnership, a Company limited by guarantee, which brought together a number of
agencies, including the Council, into a single organisation. An Agreement was drawn up between the
Council and the Partnership for a two year period from 1 April 1999 laying down
the terms and conditions of this arrangement, which included the Council
providing finance and seconding staff to the Company.
Over the past 18 months there
have been substantial changes to both the staffing and function the Company,
which has been renamed the Isle of Wight Economic Partnership (IWEP). The new service delivery arrangements for
the economic development service resulting from these changes were reported to
this Select Committee on 27 May 2002.
The exempt draft agreement is
attached as Appendix 1, lays out the terms and conditions of continued Council
support to IWEP reflecting these changes.
In particular, it outlines the following :
·
The
respective roles of the IWEP and the Council (see clause 3)
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Details
of Council payments and contributions to the IWEP (see clause 4)
·
Performance
monitoring arrangements and details of the Council’s nomination rights to the
IWEP Board (see clause 5)
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Default
and contract termination arrangements (see clauses 8 and 9)
·
Arrangements
for reviewing and making variations to the SLA (see clauses 10 and 11)
·
Standards
of conduct for IWEP Board directors
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS
As
laid out in the Agreement (see clause 4).
LEGAL
IMPLICATIONS
APPENDICES
Draft Service Level
Agreement between the Isle of Wight Council and the Isle of Wight Economic
Partnership – an exempt document
BACKGROUND
PAPERS
Report
to Economic Development, Planning, Tourism and Leisure Services Select
Committee on 27 May 2002 on “Future
Delivery of Economic Development Services”.
Contact
Point : John Bentley, Head of Corporate
Policy and Communications Ext 3346