Decision details

The West of England Combined Authority agreed the following amended recommendations:

17.1    To endorse proposals 1. to 13. set out in Table One of the report for the delivery of WECA’s Integrated Transport Functions during 2018/19.

17.2    To endorse WECA’s right to introduce, with the full involvement of the constituent councils, transitional arrangements during 2018/19 should the opportunity arise.  All future ITA arrangements will be reported to the WECA Committee for approval.

17.3    To endorse that for 2018/19 budget allocations no changes are made to the proportion and distribution of funding formerly provided directly by the Department for Transport to the constituent councils.  All future changes will be reported to the WECA Committee for approval.

17.4    To undertake the procurement process and appoint consultants for the four Transport Work Packages after considering resources that exist within the constituent authorities

17.5    To approve the virement of up to £160,000 from WECA Income Budgets (as described in paragraph 5.3 of the report) to cover the associated costs of this work.