Agenda item

Greater Manchester Appointments and Nominations - 2021/22

Report of Liz Treacy, GMCA Monitoring Officer.

Decision:

 

1.            That Julie Connor, Assistant Director, Governance & Scrutiny be appointed as the Secretary of the GMCA.

 

2.            That the Mayor’s and Chief Executive Officer, GMCA & TfGM, appointments to Portfolios for 2021/22 be noted as follows:

 

Portfolio

Lead Member

Lead Chief Executive

 

 

 

Safe & Strong Communities (Police and Fire)

Bev Hughes (GMCA)

Carolyn Wilkins (Oldham)

Green City Region

Neil Emmott (Rochdale)

Pam Smith (Stockport)

Economy & Business

Elise Wilson (Stockport)

Joanne Roney (Manchester)

Housing, Homelessness & Infrastructure

Paul Dennett (Salford)

Steve Rumbelow (Rochdale)

Resources & Investment

David Molyneux (Wigan)

Steve Wilson (GMCA)

Equalities

Brenda Warrington (Tameside)

Pam Smith (Stockport)

Policy & Reform, Transport

Andy Burnham (GMCA)

Eamonn Boylan (GMCA) – Policy & Transport

 

Tony Oakman (Bolton) -  Reform

Digital, Clean Air

Andrew Western (Trafford)

Sara Todd (Trafford)

Education, Skills, Work & Apprenticeships

Andrew Western (Trafford)

Tom Stannard (Salford)

Young People & Cohesion

Eamonn O’Brien (Bury)

Geoff Little (Bury)

 

Culture

David Greenhalgh (Bolton)

Alison McKenzie-Folan (Wigan)

Healthy Lives & Quality Care

Sir Richard Leese (Manchester)

 

Steven Pleasant (Tameside)

Community, Co-operatives & Inclusion

Arooj Shah (Rochdale)

Carolyn Wilkins (Oldham)

Andrew Lightfoot (GMCA)

 

 

3.            That it be noted that specific Portfolio Assistants would not be appointed and that Leaders may, if they so wish, appoint a Greater Manchester Local Authority Councillor to act as a Portfolio Assistant, under the Constitution, to assist with the delivery of their portfolio.

 

4.            That the appointments by GM Local Authorities of members and substitute members to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority for 2021/22 be noted as below. That it also be noted that all substitute members will be invited to attend meetings of the GMCA, to be able to speak but not vote (unless acting in the absence of their member) as provided for in the constitution.

 

District

Member

Substitute Member

GMCA

Andy Burnham

 

Bolton

David Greenhalgh (Con)

Martyn Cox Con)

Bury

Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)

Andrea Simpson (Lab)

Manchester

Richard Leese (Lab)

Bev Craig (Lab)

Oldham

Arooj Shah(Lab)

Amanda Chadderton (Lab)

Rochdale

Neil Emmott (Lab)

Sara Rowbotham (Lab)

Salford

Paul Dennett (Lab)

John Merry (Lab)

Stockport

Elise Wilson (Lab)

Tom McGee (Lab)

Tameside

Brenda Warrington (Lab)

Bill Fairfoull (Lab)

Trafford

Andrew Western (Lab)

Catherine Hynes (Lab)

Wigan

David Molyneux (Lab)

Nazia Rehman (Lab)

 

 

5.            That the appointment of the following GMCA members (4 Labour & 1 Conservative) to the GMCA Standards Committee for 2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

David Greenhalgh (Bolton) (Con)

Paul Dennett (Salford) (Lab)

Elise Wilson (Stockport) (Lab)

Andrew Western (Trafford) (Lab)

Brenda Warrington (Tameside) (Lab)

 

 

6.            That the extension of the appointment Geoff Linnell, Co-opted Independent Member, to act as the Chair of the Standards Committee and Nicole Jackson, Independent Person, to assist the Monitoring Officer and Hearing Panel in dealing with allegations that members of the GMCA have acted in breach of the GMCA’s Code of Conduct, to 30 November 2021 be approved, during which time a recruitment exercise will be undertaken.

 

7.            That the appointment of the following GMCA members (6 Labour & 1 Conservative) to the GMCA Resources Committee for 2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham (Lab)

David Greenhalgh (Bolton) (Con)

Richard Leese (Manchester) (Lab)

Elise Wilson (Stockport) (Lab)

Paul Dennett (Salford) (Lab)

Brenda Warrington (Tameside) (Lab)

David Molyneux (Wigan) (Lab)

 

 

8.            That the appointment of the following members five members to the GMCA Audit Committee (4 members - 3 Labour & 1 Conservative) and 2 substitute members) for 2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

1

Bury

Mary Whitby

Lab

2

Oldham

Colin McLaren

Lab

3

Manchester

Sarah Russell

Lab

4

Trafford

Chris Boyes

Con

Substitute Members

5

Salford

Tracy Kelly

Lab

6

Wigan

Joanne Marshall

Lab

 

 

9.             That it be noted that the GMCA has previously agreed to extend the appointment of Gwyn Griffiths and Catherine Scivier as Independent members of the GMCA’s Audit Committee for a further 3-year term of office, terminating on 30th June 2023.

10.          That the final appointments to the GMCA Overview & Scrutiny Committees for 2021/22 be agreed as follows:

 

CORPORATE ISSUES & REFORM

OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY

 

1

Bolton

Samuel Rimmer (Con)

 

2

3

Bury

TBC (Lab)

Tim Pickstone (Lib Dem)

 

4

Manchester

TBC (Lab)

 

 

5

6

Oldham

Colin McClaren (Lab)

TBC (Lab)

 

 

7

Rochdale

Kallum Nolan (Lab)

 

8

9

Salford

Gina Reynolds (Lab)

TBC  (Lab)

 

10

11

Stockport

Wendy Wild (Lab)

John McGahan (Con)

 

12

Tameside

Teresa Smith (Lab)

 

 

13

14

Trafford

Jill Axford (Lab)

Nathan Evans (Cons)

 

 

15

Wigan

Joanne Marshall (Lab)

 

 

 

ECONOMY, BUSINESS GROWTH & SKILLS

OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY

1

2

Bolton

Andrea Finney (Con)

Susan Howarth (Lab)

3

Bury

 Mary Whitby (Lab)

4

5

Manchester

Greg Stanton (Lab)

TBC (Lab)

 

6

Oldham

George Hulme (Lab)

7

8

Rochdale

Ray Dutton (Lab)

Mike Holly (Con)

9

Salford

Jim King (Lab)

 

10

11

Stockport

Kate Butler (Lab)

Becky Senior (Lib Dem)

 

12

Tameside

Stephen Homer (Lab)

13

Trafford

Barry Brotherton (Lab)

14

15

Wigan

Charles Rigby (Lab)

 Michael Winstanley (Con)

 

 

HOUSING, PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT

OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY

1

Bolton

John Walsh (Con)

2

Bury

Martin Hayes (Lab)

 

3

4

Manchester

Mandie Shilton-Godwin (Lab)

TBC (Lab)

 

5

Oldham

Barbara Brownridge (Lab)

6

7

Rochdale

Linda Robinson (Lab)

Kathleen Nickson (Con)

8

Salford

Stuart Dickman (Lab)

9

10

Stockport

Janet Mobbs (Lab)

 Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem)

11

12

Tameside

Mike Glover (Lab)

Liam Billington (Con)

13

14

Trafford

Kevin Procter (Lab)

Akilah Akinola (Lab)

 

15

Wigan

Fred Walker (Lab)

 

  1. That it be agreed to appoint the following members to the GMCA Scrutiny Substitute Pool.

 

LABOUR

CONSERVATIVE

LIB DEM

IND

Bolton

Akhtar Zaman

Stuart Hartigan

n/a

n/a

Bury

TBC

TBC

n/a

n/a

Manchester

n/a

n/a

TBC

n/a

Oldham

n/a

 

n/a

Hazel Gloster

Sam Al-Hamdani

n/a

Rochdale

Tom Besford

n/a

n/a

n/a

Salford

n/a

Ari Leitner

Karen Garrido

n/a

n/a

Stockport

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tameside

Adrian Pearce

Ruth Welsh

 

n/a

n/a

Trafford

n/a

Mussadak Mirza

n/a

n/a

Wigan

Debra Wailes

n/a

n/a

Paul Maiden

 

12.      That theappointment to theGreaterManchesterWaste& RecyclingCommittee(11 Labour,3 Conservativeand1 LiberalDemocrat), fromthenominationsreceived from the GMLocal Authorities,for2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

District

 

Member

Bolton

Adele Warren (Con)

 

Bury

Allan Quinn (Lab)

 

Manchester

Tracey Rawlins (Lab)

Shaukat Ali (Lab)

Oldham

Peter Davis (Lab)

Mohammed Alyas (Lab)

Rochdale

Wendy Cocks (Lab)

Terry Smith (Lab)

Salford

David Lancaster (Lab)

Robin Garrido (Con)

Stockport

Roy Driver (Lab)

Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)

 

Tameside

Allison Gwynne (Lab)

 

 

Trafford

Stephen Adshead (Lab)

Dylan Butt (Con)

 

Wigan

NA

 

13.         That it be noted that the appointment of the Chair of the GM Waste & Recycling Committee will be made at the GMCA meeting in July, on the recommendation of the GM Waste & Recycling Committee.

 

14.         That the appointments to the GM Culture & Social Impact Fund Committee for 2021/22 be agreed as follows:

 

District

Member

Substitute Member

Bolton

Hilary Fairclough (Con)

To be confirmed

Bury

Charlotte Morris (Lab)

Richard Gold (Lab)

Manchester

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Oldham

Norman Briggs (Lab)

To be confirmed

Rochdale

Janet Emsley (Lab)

Susan Smith (Lab)

Salford

Stephen Coen (Lab)

David Lancaster (Lab)

Stockport

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Tameside

Leanne Feeley (Lab)

Mike Smith (Lab)

Trafford

Liz Patel (Lab)

Mike Freeman(Lab)

Wigan

Paul Prescot (Lab)

Keith Cunliffe (Lab)

 

 

15.         That Councillor Andrew Western, as the Portfolio Lead for Skills, Employment & Apprenticeships, be appointed to the Skills and Employment Partnership for 2021/22. 

 

16.         That the appointment of ten members to the Skills and Employment Executive be agreed as follows:

 

District

Member

Bolton

Martyn Cox (Con)

Bury

Tamoor Tariq (Lab)

Manchester

To be confirmed

Oldham

Shaid Mushtaq (Lab)

Rochdale

John Blundell (Lab)

Salford

Philip Cusack (Lab)

Stockport

To be confirmed

Tameside

Ged Cooney (Lab)

Trafford

Mike Freeman (Lab)

Wigan

Dane Anderton (Lab)

 

 

17.         That the appointments by the GM Local Authorities to the Health and Care Board for 2021/22 be noted as follows:

 

District

Member

Substitute Member

Bolton

Susan Baines (Con)

Andrew Morgan (Con)

Bury

Andrea Simpson (Lab)

To be confirmed

Manchester

Richard Leese (Lab)

Bev Craig (Lab)

Oldham

Zahid Chauhan (Lab)

Arooj Shah (Lab)

Rochdale

Daalat Ali (Lab)

Shah Wazir (Lab)

Salford

Paul Dennett (Lab)

John Merry (Lab)

Stockport

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Tameside

Brenda Warrington (Lab)

Bill Fairfoull (Lab)

Trafford

Andrew Western (Lab)

Jane Slater (Lab)

Wigan

Keith Cunliffe (Lab)

James Moodie (Lab)

 

 

18.         That the appointments by the GM Local Authorities to the Joint Health Commissioning Board for 2021/22 be noted as below and that those appointed to be requested to appoint their own substitute.

 

District

Member

Substitute Member

Bolton

Andrew Morgan (Con)

Anne Galloway (Con)

Bury

Andrea Simpson (Lab)

To be confirmed

Manchester

Bev Craig (Lab)

To be confirmed

Oldham

Zahid Chauhan (Lab)

To be confirmed

Rochdale

Daalat Ali (Lab)

To be confirmed

Salford

John Merry (Lab)

Damien Bailey (Lab)

Stockport

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Tameside

Brenda Warrington (Lab)

To be confirmed

Trafford

Jane Slater (Lab)

Andrew Western (Lab)

Wigan

Keith Cunliffe (Lab)

David Molyneux (Lab)

 

 

19.         That the appointments to the GM Transport Committee, as agreed by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2021/22, be noted as follows:

 

 

District

Member

Substitute Member

Bolton

Stuart Haslam (Con)

Stuart Hartigan (Con)

Bury

Kevin Peel (Lab)

Nathan Baroda (Lab)

Manchester

Emma Taylor (Lab)

Julie Connolly (Lab)

 

Naeem Hassan (Lab)

John Farrell (Lab)

Oldham

Norman Briggs (Lab)

To be confirmed

Rochdale

Phil Burke (Lab)

Susan Emmott (Lab)

Salford

Roger Jones (Lab)

Mike McCusker (Lab)

Stockport

David Mellor (Lab)

Angie Clark (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Warren Bray (Lab)

To be confirmed

Trafford

Stephen Adshead (Lab)

James Wright (Lab)

Wigan

Joanne Marshal (Lab)

Paul Prescott (Lab)

 

 

20.         That it be noted that the GM Mayor is a member of the GM Transport Committee and that Brenda Warrington, Leader of Tameside Council, be appointed to act as the Mayor’s substitute member on the GM Transport Committee.

 

21.         That it be agreed that Andrew Western, Leader of Trafford Council, be appointed as the GMCA member to the GM Transport Committee, and that Eamonn O’Brien, Leader of Bury Council, be appointed to act as the GMCA substitute member to the GM Transport Committee.   

 

22.         That the GM Mayor’s appointments to the Transport Committee, ensuring that each district is represented and there is political balance of the Committee, be noted as follows:

 

Labour Appointments (5):

 

Mohammed Auyub (Bolton)

Shah Wazir (Rochdale)

Barry Warner (Salford)

Elise Wilson (Stockport)

Mark Aldred (Wigan)

 

Substitute Labour Appointments:

Tom McGee (Salford)

To be confirmed

 

Conservative Appointments (3):

 

Doreen Dickinson (Tameside)

Nathan Evans (Trafford)

Jackie Harris (Bury)

 

Substitute Conservative Members (3):

 

Linda Holt (Stockport)

Adam Marsh (Wigan)

To be confirmed

 

Liberal Democrat Members (2):

 

Howard Sykes (Oldham)

John Leech (Manchester)

 

Substitute Liberal Democrat Members (2):

 

Angie Clark (Stockport)

 

23.         That it be noted that the GM Transport Committee shall select and recommend the appointment of a Chair by the GM Mayor.

 

24.         That Councillor Neil Emmott, Leader of Rochdale Council, be appointed as the GMCA Green-City Region Portfolio Lead to the GM Green City Region Partnership Board for 2021/22.

 

25.         That the appointments to the Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee, as agreed by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2021/22, be noted as follows:

 

District

Member

Substitute

Bolton

Adele Warren (Con)

Anne Galloway (Con)

Bury

Alan Quinn (Lab)

Nathan Boroda (Lab)

Manchester

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Oldham

Amanda Chadderton (Lab)

Steve Williams (Lab)

Rochdale

Sara Rowbotham (Lab)

To be confirmed

Salford

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Stockport

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Tameside

Alison Gwynne (Lab)

Laura Boyle (Lab)

Trafford

Stephen Adshead (Lab)

Jane Slater (Lab)

Wigan

Paul Prescott (Lab)

Joanne Marshall (Lab)

 

26.         That the appointments to the Air Quality Administration Committee, as agreed by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2021/22, be noted as follows:

 

District

Member

Substitute

Bolton

Adele Warren (Con)

Anne Galloway (Con)

Bury

Alan Quinn (Lab)

Nathan Boroda (Lab)

Manchester

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Oldham

Amanda Chadderton (Lab)

Steve Williams (Lab)

Rochdale

Sara Rowbotham (Lab)

To be confirmed

Salford

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Stockport

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Tameside

Alison Gwynne (Lab)

Laura Boyle

Trafford

Stephen Adshead (Lab)

Jane Slater (Lab)

Wigan

Paul Prescott (Lab)

Joanne Marshall (Lab)

 

 

27.         That the appointment Andrew Western, of the Portfolio Lead for Clean Air, to the Air Quality Administration Committee be noted.

 

28.         That the appointment to the Places for Everyone Joint Committee, as agreed by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2021/22, be noted as follows:

 

District

Member

Substitute

Bolton

Toby Hewitt (Con)

Martyn Cox (Con)

Bury

Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)

To be confirmed

Manchester

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Oldham

Arooj Shah (Lab)

Hannah Roberts (Lab)

Rochdale

Neil Emmott (Lab)

Sara Rowbotham (Lab)

Salford

Paul Dennett (Lab)

John Merry (Lab)

Stockport

N/A

N/A

Tameside

Brenda Warrington (Lab)

Ged Cooney (Lab)

Trafford

Andrew Western (Lab)

James Wright (Lab)

Wigan

David Molyneux (Lab)

Paul Prescott (Lab)

 

 

29.         That theappointmentof5 members(4 Labourand1 Conservative)to theBoardofGreater Manchester  Accessible  Transport  Limited  to  the  Greater  Manchester  Transport  Committee  for 2021/22bedelegated to theGM TransportCommittee.

 

30.         That theappointment of the following members to the GreaterManchesterLocal EnterprisePartnership for2021/22beapproved:

 

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham

Richard Leese (Manchester) (Lab)

Brenda Warrington (Tameside) (Lab)

Elise Wilson (Stockport) (Lab)

 

31.         That the appointment of the following members to the Manchester Growth Company Board for 2021/22 be approved:

 

Elise Wilson (Stockport)

Paul Dennett (Salford)

Martyn Cox (Bolton)

Arooj Shah (Oldham)

Leanne Feeley (Tameside)

 

32.         That the appointment of the GM Mayor to the Transport for the North Board for 2021/22 be noted.

 

33.         That Councillor Mark Aldred be appointed as the substitute member of the TfN Board for 2021/22.

 

34.         That Roger Jones (Salford) and Philip Massey (Rochdale) be appointed to the TfN Scrutiny Committee for 2021/22.

 

35.         That the appointment of the following members to the Greater Manchester European Structural Fund (European Programmes) Local Management Committee for 2021/22 be approved:

 

Andrew Western Fielding, (Skills & Employment),

David Molyneux (Resource & Investment) Finance)

Elise Wilson (Economy)

Keith Cunliffe (Wigan)

To be confirmed

 

36.         That subject to any further changes the GMCA may wish to make, all appointments to made up to the GMCA Annual Meeting in June 2022.

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