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Further to Minute No. 86 of the Cabinet meeting held on 16 January 2014, the Council considered the report of the Chief Executive which provided an update on the Order and consequential Order to establish a Combined Authority for the Liverpool City Region on 1 April 2014 and the other related documents for approval and adoption. |
It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher:
“That:
(1) the Council confirms its previous decision that the Council should formally become a constituent member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority;
(2) the position on the making of the Orders, as contained in Appendix One of the report, and the Parliamentary process in train be noted;
(3) the Constitution for the Combined Authority as contained in Appendix Two of the report be endorsed for adoption;
(4) the Operating Agreement for the Combined Authority as contained in Appendix Three of the report be approved for adoption;
(5) the Leader of the Council (Councillor P.Dowd) be appointed as the Council’s representative on the Combined Authority and the Deputy Leader of the Council (Councillor Maher) be appointed as the Council’s substitute representative on the Combined Authority;
(6) Councillors Carr, Dodd, Friel and Kermode be nominated as the Council’s representatives on the Merseytravel Committee, on the basis of continuing with the existing arrangements until the Annual General Meeting in June 2014;
(7) it be noted that no allowances (other than travel and subsistence) will be paid to Members of the Combined Authority, the Scrutiny Panel and other Committees and Boards, with the exception of the Merseytravel Committee (as part of the transitional arrangements);
(8) it be agreed that the payment of allowances for co-opted members of the Merseytravel Committee (using the current Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority scheme) would be dealt with by this Council’s own scheme as part of the transitional arrangements, and funded by Merseytravel, as set out in the financial implications;
(9) it be noted that a review of the Combined Authority’s arrangements would be undertaken during the first year and reported to the Combined Authority in 2015; and
(10) approval to make any technical amendments to the Constitution and Operating Agreement for the Combined Authority on behalf of the Council be delegated to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council.”
An amendment was moved by Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor Hubbard that the Motion be amended by the addition of the following text:
“(11) the Council commits to positively lead an exploration of all the realistic options to expand the Combined Authority to encompass those areas of Lancashire and Cheshire that are presently not a part of the Combined Authority but may aspire to be such.”
Councillor P. Dowd indicated that he accepted the amendment and it was
RESOLVED:
That:
(1) the Council confirms its previous decision that the Council should formally become a constituent member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority;
(2) the position on the making of the Orders, as contained in Appendix One of the report, and the Parliamentary process in train be noted;
(3) the Constitution for the Combined Authority as contained in Appendix Two of the report be endorsed for adoption;
(4) the Operating Agreement for the Combined Authority as contained in Appendix Three of the report be approved for adoption;
(5) the Leader of the Council (Councillor P.Dowd) be appointed as the Council’s representative on the Combined Authority and the Deputy Leader of the Council (Councillor Maher) be appointed as the Council’s substitute representative on the Combined Authority;
(6) Councillors Carr, Dodd, Friel and Kermode be nominated as the Council’s representatives on the Merseytravel Committee, on the basis of continuing with the existing arrangements until the Annual General Meeting in June 2014;
(7) it be noted that no allowances (other than travel and subsistence) will be paid to Members of the Combined Authority, the Scrutiny Panel and other Committees and Boards, with the exception of the Merseytravel Committee (as part of the transitional arrangements);
(8) it be agreed that the payment of allowances for co-opted members of the Merseytravel Committee (using the current Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority scheme) would be dealt with by this Council’s own scheme as part of the transitional arrangements, and funded by Merseytravel, as set out in the financial implications;
(9) it be noted that a review of the Combined Authority’s arrangements would be undertaken during the first year and reported to the Combined Authority in 2015;
(10) approval to make any technical amendments to the Constitution and Operating Agreement for the Combined Authority on behalf of the Council be delegated to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council; and
(11) the Council commits to positively lead an exploration of all the realistic options to expand the Combined Authority to encompass those areas of Lancashire and Cheshire that are presently not a part of the Combined Authority but may aspire to be such.