THAT:

a)    Herefordshire Council applies to become a non-constituent member of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) at an annual cost of £25k;

b)    the leader of the council, or his nominated substitute, be authorised to represent the council at the WMCA board, and exercise the council’s vote as a non-constituent member; and

c)    the general overview and scrutiny committee be invited to consider building into their future work programme an appraisal of further devolution options (to include the potential for the council to become a constituent member of WMCA) and report the outcome of their review to inform any future decision of Cabinet.