Executive Board will be asked to:
• Consider the outcome of the public consultation which has been undertaken, endorse the conclusions and resolve to provide the Secretary of State with the final Scheme and a summary of responses.
• Consider and comment on the representations appended to the report.
• Agree in principle to the summary of consultation and representations being submitted to the Secretary of State, and to jointly delegate authority to the Managing Director of the Combined Authority, in consultation with the Leader and the Chief Executive of each Constituent Council and the Chair of the Combined Authority to finalise and submit these documents.
• Note the updated timetable set out in the report and the next steps which are subject to the consent being given by the Constituent Councils and Combined Authority, to the draft Order in November so that a mayoral combined authority model and associated changes may be adopted and implemented by May 2021, as set out in the Deal.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 28/07/2020
Decision due: 1 Sep 2020 by Executive Board
Lead director: Chief Executive
Department: Chief Executive's
Contact: Mike Eakins, Intelligence & Policy Manager 0113 3788646 Email: michael.eakins@leeds.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Consult at Member and Officer leadership forums.
Briefings for relevant Executive Member(s).
Consultees
Executive Member for Inclusive Growth and Culture
Cabinet
Opposition Executive Board Members