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Apologies Additional documents: Decision: That apologies be received and noted from Councillor Arooj Shah (Oldham), Shelley Kipling (Oldham) & Harry Catherall (Tameside). |
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Chairs Announcements and Urgent Business Additional documents: Decision: 1. That Tom Stannard be welcomed to the meeting in his new role as Chief Executive of Manchester City Council.
2. That Melissa Caslake be welcomed to the meeting as the Interim Chief Executive of Salford City Council. |
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Declarations of Interest 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.
Additional documents: Decision: There were no declarations of interest received. |
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GMCA Minutes - 31 January 2025 To consider the approval of the minute of the meeting held on 31 January 2025.
Additional documents: Decision: That the minutes of the GMCA meeting held on 31 January 2025 be approved. |
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GMCA Overview & Scrutiny Committee - 29 January 2025 To note the minutes of the GMCA Overview & Scrutiny Committee held on 29 January 2025. Additional documents: Decision: That the proceedings of the GMCA Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 29 January 2025 be approved. |
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Bee Network Committee - 30 January 2025 To note the minutes of the Bee Network Committee held on 30 January 2025.
Additional documents: Decision: That the proceedings of the Bee Network Committee meeting held on 30 January 2025 be noted. |
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GM Budgets Additional documents: |
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GMCA Revenue and Capital Budgets 2025/26 Overview Report of Councillor David Molyneux, Portfolio Lead for Resources & Investment. Additional documents: Decision: That the contents of the summary report be noted.
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Mayoral General Budget & Precept Proposals 2025/26 Report of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester. Additional documents: Decision: 1. That the Mayor’s General budget for 2025/26, as set out in the report, together, with the calculation of the precepts and Council Tax rates set out in Appendix 2, be approved.
2. That the MayoralGeneral Precept to£128.95(Band D)comprisingof£86.20 for functions previouslycoveredby theFireandRescue Authoritypreceptand£42.75forotherMayoralGeneralfunctions be approved.
3. That the following be approved: i. the overall budget for the Fire and RescueService for 2025/26 covered by the Mayoral precept. ii. the medium-term financial position for the Fire and Rescue Service.
4. That the use of reserves, as set out in section 3 of the report, and the assessment by the Treasurer that the reserves as at March 2026 are adequate be approved.
5. That it be noted that in accordance with legal requirements, the minutes will record the names of those Members voting for or against the Mayor’s budget and precept proposals.
6. That the feedback received from the GMCA Overview and Scrutiny Committee be noted.
7. That the GMCA record its thanks to the Group Treasurer and his team, alongside the financial leads in each individual Local Authority for their considerable work during the budget process. |
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GMCA Transport Revenue Budget 2025/26 Report of Councillor David Molyneux, Portfolio Lead for Resources & Investment.
Additional documents: Decision: 1. That the risks and issues which affected the 2025/26 transport budgets, as detailed in the report, be noted.
2. That the GMCA budget relating to transport functions funded through the Levy, as set out in the report, for 2025/26 be approved.
3. That a Transport Levy on the District Councils in 2025/26 of £125.657m, apportioned on the basis of mid-year population 2023, be approved.
4. That a Statutory Charge of £86.7m to District Councils in 2025/26, as set out in Part 4 of the Transport Order, apportioned on the basis of mid-year population 2023, be approved.
5. That the proposal to increase fees and charges, as noted in the report at paragraph 4.6.14, be endorsed.
6. That the use of Transport reserves in 2024/25 and 2025/26, as detailed in section 5 of the report, be approved. |
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GMCA Revenue General Budget 2025/26 Report of Councillor David Molyneux, Portfolio Lead for Resources & Investment.
Additional documents: Decision: 1. That the budget relating to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority functions, excluding transport and waste in 2025/26, as set out in section 2 of the report, be approved.
2. That approval be given to Local Authority contributions of £7.95 million, as set out in section 5 of the report including the recurrent reduction of £650,000 to be delivered through group efficiencies in 2025/26 ahead of further reductions in future years.
3. That the use of reserves, as set out in section 6 of the report, be approved.
4. That approval be given to the establishment of a two-year fixed term group Chief Transformation Officer at a grade up to SM3 and the establishment of seven fixed-term senior programme director posts, up to grade SM3, to support the delivery of growth location programmes. |
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Report of Councillor David Molyneux, Portfolio Lead for Resources & Investment.
Additional documents: Decision: 1. That the forecast outturn for 2024/25 be noted, and a return of £10m of reserves to districts from the forecast in-year underspend be approved.
2. That the proposed 2026/27 Trade Waste rate of £141.94 to allow forward planning by Local Authorities be approved.
3. That the capital programme for 2025/26, as set out in Appendix A of the report, be approved.
4. That the budget and levy for 2025/26 of £179.2m (2.8% increase) be approved.
5. That the risk position set out in the Balances Strategy be noted, and approval be given to a further reduction of £20m of reserves to districts in 2025/26.
6. That the proposal of a partial return of funds to Local Authorities from the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme (EPR) be approved and authority be delegated to the Group Chief Financial Officer to finalise the amount, estimated to be £17.7m, once the final notice as assessment is received from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). |
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GMCA Capital Programme -2024/25 - 2027/28 Report of Councillor David Molyneux, Portfolio Lead for Resources & Investment. Additional documents: Decision: 1. That the current 2024/25 forecast of £631.6m compared to the previous forecast of £581.8m be noted.
2. That the addition to the 2024/25 capital programme of £4.4m for 2024/25 local highways maintenance and £14.8m (£11.1m to be paid to local authorities and £3.7m retained by the Department for Transport (DfT) as a new incentive element) for 2025/26 local highways maintenance, as outlined in sections 2.9.8 and 2.9.9 of the report, be approved.
3. That the addition to the 2024/25 capital programme of £0.3m, funded by borrowing, for the replacement of end-user networking hardware at Tootal Buildings as per section 3.17.1 of the report, be approved.
4. That the capital programme budget for 2025/26 of £598.3m and the forward plan, as detailed in the report and in Appendix A, be approved. |