Decision

1. That the Membership of the Authority, including substitutes and delegates as set out within the report, be noted, including the addition of the following appointments for the District Joint Committee:

-       Members: Councillors C Leyland, N Worth, R Wright and N Tweddle

-       Delegate/Substitutes: Councillor D Broughton, A Baxter, J Brockway and D Nannestad.

1. That the membership of the Authority’s Boards (Transport Board, Business and Infrastructure Board, and Employment and Skills Board), as set out at appendix 1 of the report, be noted, including the addition the following appointments for the District Joint Committee:

o   Business and Infrastructure Board:

-       Members – Cllrs Ashley Baxter, Dale Broughton, Naomi Tweddle and Richard Wright;

-       Delegates – Cllrs Craig Leyland, Donald Nannestad, Nick Worth and Jackie Brockway;

o   Employment and Skills Board:

-       Members – Cllrs Dale Broughton, Craig Leyland, Nick Worth and Jackie Brockway

-       Delegates/Substitutes – Cllrs Ashley Baxter, Donald Nannestad, Naomi Tweddle and Richard Wright;

o   Transport Board:

-       Members – Cllrs Ashley Baxter, Craig Leyland, Richard Wright and Jackie Brockway

-       Delegates/Substitutes – Cllrs Dale Broughton, Donald Nannestad, Naomi Tweddle and Nick Worth;

1. That the political balance for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Audit Committee as set out at paragraph 9 of the report be agreed;
2. That the appointment of members to the Audit Committee and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in paragraphs 13 and 14 of the report, be noted, including the addition of the following appointments for the District Joint Committee:

o   Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Cllr M Smith (Member) and Cllr Henry Bingham (Substitute) (Conservative);
Cllr L Steptoe (Member) and Cllr R Longbottom (Substitute) (Labour);
Cllr M Boles (Member) and Cllr Fiona Martin (Substitute) (Liberal Democrat);
Cllr Thomas Sneath (Member) and Cllr Carleen Dickinson (Substitute) (Reform UK)

• Audit Committee
  Cllr A Beale (Member) (Conservative) and Cllr Mary Green (Substitute) (Conservative);
  Cllr M Overton MBE (Member) and Cllr R Cleaver (Substitute) (Independent Network);
  Cllr R Longbottom (Member) (Labour) and Cllr C Roper (Substitute) (Labour);
  Cllr M Hasan (Member) (Reform UK) and Cllr G Jeal (Substitute) (Reform UK).