Agenda and decisions

Apologies were received and noted from City Mayor, Paul Dennett and Councillor Tom Ross.

To appoint a Chair of the Resources Committee for 2024/25.

That Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester be appointed Chair of the Resources Committee for 2024/25.

To note the membership of the GMCA Resources Committee, as agreed at the 14 June 2024 GMCA meeting, for 2024/25 as follows:

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham (Lab)

Eamonn O’Brien (Bury) (Lab)

Bev Craig (Manchester) (Lab)

Tom Ross (Trafford) (Lab)

Paul Dennett (Salford) (Lab)

Mark Hunter (Stockport) (Lib Dem)

David Molyneux (Wigan) (Lab)

That the membership of the GMCA Resources Committee, as agreed at the 14 June 2024 GMCA meeting, for 2024/25 be noted as follows:

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham (Lab)

Eamonn O’Brien (Bury) (Lab)

Bev Craig (Manchester) (Lab)

Tom Ross (Trafford) (Lab)

Paul Dennett (Salford) (Lab)

Mark Hunter (Stockport) (Lib Dem)

David Molyneux (Wigan) (Lab)

To note the Terms of Reference for the Resources Committee.

That the Terms of Reference for the Resources Committee be noted.

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 48 hours before the start of the meeting.

No interests were declared at the meeting.

To consider the approval of the minutes of the Resources Committee held on 22 March 2024.

That the minutes of the Resources Committee held on 22 March 2024 be approved.

Report of Steve Wilson, GMCA Treasurer.

1.                     That the re-evaluation of four Heads of Finance posts from Grade 11 to grade SM6 be approved.

2.                     That the disestablishing of the Chief Investment officer post be approved.

3.                     That the consultancy proposals for GMCA Investment Advisors be approved.

4.                     That the disestablishing of a vacant SM6 Transaction Manager role and the creation of two SM7 Investment Manager roles be approved.

Report of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

1.                   That the award of a new contract for Vernon Everitt as Transport Commissioner on the terms, outlined in paragraph 2.7, be endorsed.

2.                     That the award of a new contract for Dame Sarah Storey as Active Travel Commissioner on the terms, outlined in paragraph 3.6, be endorsed.

3.                     That the contract extensions of Vernon Everitt and Dame Sarah Storey, on existing terms until the 31 July 2024, whilst the new contracts are procured, be noted.

4.                     That it be noted that all Advisor appointees will be required to complete the GMCA Register of Interests and comply with GMCA policies and procedures.