Agenda

To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the Governance & Scrutiny Officer at the start of the meeting.

To consider the approval of the minutes of the GMCA meeting held on 29 September 2017 as a correct record.

Minutes of the meeting held on 20 September 2017 for GMCA for noting.

Minutes of the meeting held on 13 October 2017 for GMCA for noting.

Attention is drawn to Minute CI/6/17 and Members are requested to approve the call in process and financial thresholds as recommended by the Corporate Issues & Reform Overview and Scrutiny Committee as follows:

CI/6/17      DRAFT GMCA CALL-IN OF DECISIONS PROCEDURE RULES         AND SUGGESTED KEY DECISION FINANCIAL THRESHOLD

Consideration was given to a report of the GMCA Monitoring Officer which sought approval of the call-in process as set out in the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016. Two of the GMCA’s Overview and Scrutiny Committees had considered and agreed their proposed call-in procedure, which had now been approved by the GMCA at its meeting on 29th September 2017 and a decision was now required by this Committee that would be confirmed at the next meeting of the GMCA.

The three Overview and Scrutiny Committees were also required by the Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Access to Information and Audit Committees) Order 2017 (part 3, 11) to determine what constitutes significant expenditure or significant savings in the decision making process.

It was reported that at the meeting of the GMCA on 29th  September 2017, 14 Substitute Members from across GM had been appointed to the three Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

Resolved/-

1.         That the call-in process be recommended for approval to the GMCA at its meeting on 27th October 2017.

2.         That the key decision financial thresholds be recommended for approval to the GMCA at its meeting on 27th October 2017.

Weblink to the agenda and reports below: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/442/corporate_issues_and_reform_overview_and_ scrutiny_committee 

Minutes of the meeting held on 17 October 2017 for GMCA for noting.

Report of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

Report of Councillor Richard Leese, Deputy Mayor and Portfolio Lead for Business and Economy and Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

Report of AndyBurnham,Mayor of Greater Manchester

Report of Councillor Sean Anstee, Lead Portfolio Lead for Skills, Employment & Apprenticeships.

Report of Councillor Sean Anstee, Lead Portfolio Lead for Skills, Employment & Apprenticeships.

Report of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

Report  of  Councillor  Sean  Anstee,  Portfolio  Lead  for  Skills,  Employment  & Apprenticeships.

Report of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

Report of Councillor Richard Leese, Deputy Mayor and Portfolio Lead for Business & Economy.

Report of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

Report  of  Councillor  Kieran  Quinn,  Portfolio  Lead  for  Investment  Strategy  and Finance.

Report  of  Councillor  Kieran  Quinn,  Portfolio  Lead  for  Investment  Strategy  and Finance.

Report of Paul Dennett, Portfolio Lead for Housing, Planning & Homelessness.

That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public should be excluded from the meeting for the following items on business on the grounds that this involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as set out in paragraph 3, Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Report of Paul Dennett, Portfolio Lead for Housing, Planning & Homelessness.