The Executive Meeting considered a proposal to establish, in conjunction with other Greater Manchester authorities, a Police and Crime Panel linked to the establishment of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester, and then
(1) recommended that the Council Meeting
· agree to the establishment of Police and Crime Panel as a joint committee of the ten local authorities of Greater Manchester in accordance with the arrangements detailed in the report and Appendix 1, including membership arrangements, the proposed terms of the mandatory co-opted members and the payment of allowances to co-opted panel members, to meet in shadow form until formally constituted in November 2012;
· delegate to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, any matters that require resolution prior to the following Council Meeting;
· delegate to the Monitoring Officer the making of necessary amendments to the Council’s Constitution to reflect the Police and Crime Panel arrangements;
(2) appointed Councillor Sue Derbyshire and Councillor Mark Weldon to the Shadow Police and Crime Panel and the Sub Panel respectively and that once the Panel has been confirmed as a formal body, authorised the Chief Executive be to make these appointments to the formally constituted bodies.