Purpose

Agree the updated RMBC and Parish Councils
Joint Working Agreement and its subsequent publication.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

29th August 2025

 

Title:

RMBC and Parish Council Joint Working
Agreement

 

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Phil Horsfield, Assistant Director, Legal Services under
delegation from the Strategic Director, Finance and Customer
Services interim cover in absence of Assistant Chief Executive.

 

Details
of Specific Delegation
 
or
 
Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of
Delegation.

 

Council's Constitution -
Appendix 9 - Responsibility for
Functions

 

The functions and delegations of the Assistant Chief
Executive are currently being exercised by the Strategic Director
of Finance and Customer Services. This arrangement is set out as a
footnote, on the first page of Appendix 9 (Responsibility for
Functions) of the Council Constitution as follows:

 

Further to Appendix 9, Section 3A paragraph 3(e) of
the Constitution the Chief Executive has temporarily reallocated
the functions and delegations of the Assistant Chief Executive to
the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services

 

Decision:

To approve the updated version of the Joint Working
Agreement between RMBC and Parish Councils

 

Reasons for the Decision:

Authority is delegated to the Assistant Chief
Executive to take the necessary actions to approve and publish the
updated Joint Working Agreement, which has been undertaken in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood
Working.

 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

The Council could choose not to have a Joint Working
Agreement with the Parish Councils; however, this would not support
the Council’s vision and desired strategic outcomes within
the Council Plan (2025-30), particularly ‘Places are
thriving, safe and clean’ or with its Thriving Neighbourhoods
Strategy (2018-25) and neighbourhood working model.

 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member
consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

None.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit
as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which
relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports
or parts of reports relevant to the decision being
taken:
 

None

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to:
 
Approve the updated version of the Joint
Working Agreement between RMBC and Rotherham’s Local
Councils
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:

Dated:         
29th August, 2025
 
Name:         
Phil Horsfield                    
Job Title:     Assistant Director, Finance and
Customer Services