Issue - meetings

(Member Lead: Cllr S Hinchcliffe, Director: Angela Taylor)

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

·         To note a change to the City of York Council’s appointment to WYCA.

·         To approve the appointment of private sector and advisory co-optees onto WYCA’s Advisory Panels and to appoint the Chair of the Employment & Skills Panel and the Green Economy Panel.

·         To approve the appointment of local authority co-optees on the Business Innovation & Growth Panel and the Employment & Skills Panel following receipt of revised nominations.

·         To approve a change in membership of WYCA’s Governance & Audit Committee.

·         To note that the Director of Policy, Strategy & Communications is leaving WYCA at the end of the calendar year and to approve the appointment of an interim Director.

It was reported that Councillor Andrew Waller replaced Councillor Keith Aspden on WYCA with effect from 9 October 2017 and the Chair welcomed him to his first meeting.

Members noted the appointments to WYCA’s Advisory Panels which were set out in paragraph 2.5 of the report and Appendix 1 and agreed the appointments of Rashik Parmar as Chair of the Employment & Skills Panel and Simon Pringle as Chair of the Green Economy Panel. 

In respect of the Governance & Audit Committee, it was agreed that Councillor Hinchcliffe replace Councillor Sheard.  

It was noted that Rob Norreys, Director of Policy, Strategy & Communications was leaving WYCA at the end of the year.  Members expressed their gratitude to Rob for his hard work, contributions and support during his long and distinguished service and the important role he had played in building the foundations for the City Region, creation and development of the LEP and WYCA and in securing significant Local Growth funds.

A process for an internal interim replacement had been undertaken and it was agreed that Liz Hunter be appointed as interim Director of Policy & Strategy.

Resolved:

(i)         That the termination of the City of York Council’s appointment of Councillor

Keith Aspden and the appointment of Councillor Andrew Waller be noted.

(ii)        That WYCA co-opts members to the Advisory Panels as set out in Appendix 1,

and to the Land and Assets Panel , as set out in paragraph 2.5 of the submitted report.

(iii)       That Rashik Parmar be appointed as Chair of the Employment & Skills Panel and Simon Pringle as Chair of the Green Economy Panel.

(iv)       That WYCA notes Wakefield Council’s revised nomination to the Business Innovation & Growth Panel and co-opts Councillor Darren Byford onto the Panel in place of Councillor David Jones.

(v)        That WYCA notes North Yorkshire County Council’s revised nomination to the Employment & Skills Panel and co-opts Councillor Patrick Mulligan onto the Panel in place of Councillor Cliff Lunn.

(vi)       That WYCA replaces  Councillor Sheard with Councillor Hinchcliffe on the Governance & Audit Committee.

(vii)      That WYCA notes that the Director of Policy, Strategy & Communications is leaving WYCA at the end of the calendar year.

(viii)     That the appointment of Liz Hunter as interim Director of Policy & Strategy be approved.