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RESOLVED
 
(i)    To note the
Council’s role and expenses in exercising its legal duty to
run the BID ballot.
 
(ii)   To agree to vote “yes” with its votes
in the BID ballot.
 
(iii) To delegate making
the Council’s votes to the Monitoring Officer.
 
That, in the event of an
overall ‘Yes’ vote in the BID Ballot:
 
(iv) To note the
Council’s role in the collection of the annual BID levy on
behalf of the BID Company.
 
(v)   To authorise the Monitoring Officer to approve and
enter into the Operating Agreement between Horsham District Council
and the Horsham BID Company.
 
(vi) To nominate the
Director of Place as the Council’s representative on the BID
Company Board.
 
(vii) To approve that
Horsham District Council enters into the Operating Agreement.
 
(viii) To note the
Council will incur an annual cost in relation to its levy
contributions which will be reflected in the Medium-Term Financial
Plan and Budget accordingly.
 
REASON
 
i) and iv)   The
Council has a legal duty to carry out these tasks.
 
(ii)   Supporting the BID is a key action of the current
Corporate Plan and proposed Council Plan.
 
(iii), (v) and (vi)
  These are delegations not
included in the current scheme of delegations.
 
(vii) To facilitate the
operation of the BID.
 
(viii)     To note the cost of the levy
contributions payable by the Council if the BID ballot is
successful.