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Membership of West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Meeting: 29/06/2017 - West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Item 1)

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To consider the attached report in relation to:

 

·                     Noting the members and substitute members to the Authority appointed by Constituent Councils and the Non-Constituent Council (City of York Council);

 

·                     Appointing the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Member and substitute;

 

·                     Granting voting rights to the Non-Constituent Council Member from City of

York Council and the LEP Member.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved:

 

(a)       That the members and substitute members of WYCA appointed by the Constituent Councils and Non-Constituent Council, as set out in the appendix to the report be noted.

 

(b)       That the continuing appointment of Roger Marsh as the LEP Member of WYCA, and Bob Cryan as substitute LEP Member, to act in the absence of the LEP Member, be confirmed.

           

(c)        That the LEP Member and the Non-Constituent Council Member may vote at any meetings of WYCA (including any committee or sub-committee to which those members are appointed) on any decision, subject to the following exceptions:-

 

·         budget and levy setting; and

·         the adoption of any implementation plans appended to the Single Transport Plan which relate specifically to the combined area (that is, West Yorkshire).

 

(d)        That the substitutes for the LEP Member and the Non-Constituent Council Member may exercise the voting rights granted to the LEP Member and the Non-Constituent Council Member when acting in the absence of their respective member.

Minutes:

The Authority considered a report of the Director of Resources in respect of the following:

 

·         The appointment of members and substitute members to WYCA by the Constituent Councils and the City of York Council, the Non-Constituent Council.

 

·         The appointment of the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership member (“the LEP member”) and substitute LEP member to WYCA.

 

·         Granting of voting rights to the WYCA member appointed by the City of York Council and to the LEP member, and substitutes.

 

Resolved:

 

(a)        That the members and substitute members of WYCA appointed by the

Constituent Councils and Non-Constituent Council, as set out in the appendix to the report be noted.

 

(b)       That the continuing appointment of Roger Marsh as the LEP Member of WYCA, and Bob Cryan as substitute LEP Member, to act in the absence of the LEP Member, be confirmed.

           

(c)        That the LEP Member and the Non-Constituent Council Member may vote at any meetings of WYCA (including any committee or sub-committee to which those members are appointed) on any decision, subject to the following exceptions:-

 

·         budget and levy setting; and

·         the adoption of any implementation plans appended to the Single Transport Plan which relate specifically to the combined area (that is, West Yorkshire).

 

(d)        That the substitutes for the LEP Member and the Non-Constituent Council Member may exercise the voting rights granted to the LEP Member and the Non-Constituent Council Member when acting in the absence of their respective member.