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 GMIST Officer at the start of the meeting.

a)    The GMCA is requested to consider to agree the following:-

      i.        To note the resignation of Councillor Matthew Colledge as Leader of Trafford Council on 13 March 2014 and the appointment of Councillor Sean Anstee as the new Leader of Trafford Council.

    ii.        To note the nominations received from Trafford MBC appointing Councillor Sean Anstee to the GMCA and Councillor Michael Young and Councillor Michael Hyman as the Substitute Members.

   iii.        To note that Councillor Sean Anstee will become one of the three vice-Chairs of the GMCA in accordance with GMCA Procedure Rules in Part 5A, Section 4.3 (c) of the Constitution.

   iv.        To note the appointment of Councillor Sean Anstee, as nominated by Trafford MBC, to the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee,  with effect from 1 April 2014.

b)    To agree nominations to the following vacancies:-

      i.        Portfolio holder with responsibility for transport.

    ii.        GMCA Audit Committee - (GMCA Substitute Member, previously Councillor Sean Anstee).

   iii.        GMCA Standards Committee.

   iv.        Regional Leaders Board.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2014 as a correct record and to raise any matters not covered elsewhere on this agenda

Report from Julie Connor, Head of the Greater Manchester Integrated Support Team

Report from Sir Howard Bernstein, Head of Paid Service

Report of Jon Lamonte, Chief Executive of TfGM

Report of Jon Lamonte, Chief Executive of TfGM

Report of Eamonn Boylan, Chief Executive, Stockport MBC and Richard Paver, GMCA Treasurer

Draft minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2014.

Draft minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2014.

To consider the adoption of the following resolution:

“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 of 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 Eamonn Boylan, Chief Executive, Stockport MBC

Report of Eamonn Boylan, Chief Executive, Stockport MBC

Report of Eamonn Boylan, Chief Executive, Stockport MBC

Report of Jon Lamonte, Chief Executive of TfGM