Issue - meetings

To appoint the Chair and Vice Chiars of the Transport for the North Board and Partnership Board for the forthcoming year, to make appointments to the other Transport for the North Committees; to approve the calendar of meetings for the forthcoming year; to consider and approve amendments to the Transport for the North Constitution and to consider and approve the proposed use of the General Purposes Committee and consider a review of the governance arrangements and structures in the Constitution.  

Lead: Julie Openshaw

 

4.1          Members received the report from the Head of Legal who outlined the key points of the report.

4.2          During the election of the Chair,Lord McLoughlin vacated the Chair and the Chair was temporarily assumed by Cllr Gittins  Lord McLoughlin stood unopposed and was proposed by Cllr Edwards and seconded by Cllr Browne.  Members unanimously agreed that Lord McLoughlin be appointed Chair of the Transport for the North Board and Partnership Board for the 2022/23 Municipal Year. Lord McLoughlin resumed the Chair.

4.3          Board agreed that Cllr Gittins and Cllr Edwards be appointed to the roles of Majority and Minority party Vice-Chairs respectively.

4.4          The Head of Legal provided an update on constituent authority appointments to the various committees which had been received following the publication of the papers.  She noted that there remained a number of gaps and invited Members to inform the Board now of any additional nominations, or to update Democratic Services as soon as possible following the meeting.

She also informed Board that the number of elected Members to be appointed to the Audit and Governance Committee was recommended to be increased to six and invited nominations to the two available positions. 

4.5          The Head of Legal then highlighted the key changes that are being recommended to the Transport for the North constitution.

Resolved:

1)   That Lord McLoughlin be appointed Chair of TfN Partnership Board for the forthcoming year;

2)   That Lord McLoughlin be appointed Chair of TfN Board for the forthcoming year;

3)   That Cllr Gittins be appointed as Majority Vice Chair for the forthcoming year;

4)   That Cllr Edwards be appointed as Minority Vice Chair for the forthcoming year;

5)   That the Board approves the membership of the Board and of Committees for the forthcoming year as set out in Appendix 1 and appoints Councillor Jonathan Owen to the vacancy on Audit and Governance Committee;

6)   That the Calendar of Meetings set out in Appendix 2 be approved (noting that these may be subject to change where necessary after consultation with the relevant Committee Chairs);

7)   That the Board approves the Constitutional amendments to the Partnership Board Terms of Reference and the General Purposes Committee’s Terms of Reference set out in Appendix 3;

8)   That Board approves an increase of the number of elected members on Audit and Governance Committee from 5 to 6, and that the new vacancy be filled;

9)   That the Board notes that the General Purposes Committee will be invited to undertake a detailed review of the Constitution including the role of Independent Persons for the purposes of any disciplinary proceedings involving any of the Statutory Officers, and the role of the Vice Chairs, and will present recommendations to Board for approval in due course;

10)   That the new Shadow authorities in North Yorkshire, Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness be invited to each nominate one of their Shadow Members to act an observer who will be invited to the public items at Board meetings during the municipal year.