1) Endorses the approach to shared services outlined in the report;
2) Approves the establishment of a Joint Committee without delegated powers to oversee the delivery of shared services;
3) Appoints the Executive Leader as the Council’s representative to the Joint Committee and Councillor Howe as the deputy appointment;
4) Approves the Sovereignty Guarantee detailed in Section 8 of the report;
5) Agrees the approach to cost sharing principles and partnership agreement as outlined in Section 9 of the report;
6) Approves that the final partnership agreement be delegated to the Managing Director, in consultation with the Executive Leader of the Council.
7) That formal consultation commences with Staff Council and affected staff on 24 July 2015, closing on 1 September 2015.