RESOLVED:

i)  That the proposed principles and partnership approaches described within the report be approved.

ii)  That the connections between the activity described in the report and the potential role of town and parish councils and the voluntary and community sector in the wider design and delivery of the council’s future Highways Maintenance and Operating Model be noted. 

iii)That authority be delegated to the Director of Commissioning in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Rural Services and Communities and the relevant Portfolio Holders (depending on the service under consideration) to take any further decisions relating to the delivery of these recommendations to a successful conclusion.