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.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 28^th March 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

To advise Leaders that letters will be sent to all Chief Executives in early May requesting nominations from their Local Authority, to the GMCA, Statutory Bodies, Committees and outside bodies for 2014/15. (The request for nominations will take into account any changes approved by the GMCA rising out of the review of Governance).

The nominations are required to be submitted to the Secretary no later than 15 days (Monday 9th June) before the GMCA Annual Meeting to ensure the information can be included in the reports to be circulated.

Nominations will be presented for consideration by the GMCA at its Annual Meeting on 27 June 2014, and confirmation will sent to members directly regarding their appointment.

Report from Mike Emmerich, Chief Executive, New Economy.

Draft minutes of the meeting held on 11 April 2014.

Draft minutes of the meeting held on 11 April 2014.

Draft minutes of the meeting held on 11 April 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 from Sir Howard Bernstein, Head of Paid Service and Jon Lamonte, Chief Executive, TfGM.