Decision

That Committee

(1)            Noted the Committee membership and deputy/substitute membership as appropriate of the Combined Authority Committees as set out in Appendix 1;

(2)            Agreed the Terms of Reference for the Authority’s main Committee as set out in the constitution and in Appendix 2;

(3)            Agreed and adopted the revised Terms of Reference for the Authority’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee set out in Appendix 4 and the Audit Committee as set out in Appendix 6;

(4)            Noted that the review of the Constitution remained ongoing and that further proposed amendments to the constitution would be brought to the Committee for consideration following the coming into force of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act;

(5)            Noted the appointment of Cllr Tony Dyer as Deputy Mayor for 2026/27;

(6)            Agreed the membership arrangements as per paragraphs 11-19 (and nominations in Appendix 1) for: -

(a)   the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) Overview & Scrutiny Committee;

(b)   the West of England MCA Audit Committee;

(c)   The Employment & Appointments Committee with a membership the same as the West of England MCA Committee. 

(7)            Agreed the arrangements as per paragraph 20 for the Authority’s advisory boards;

(8)            Agreed to the MCA’s Audit Committee’s recommendation to appoint at least two independent members for 2026/27 as set out in paragraphs 12-14;

(9)            Agreed that the Chairs of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Audit Committee would be afforded the opportunity to address each meeting of this Committee and that the Committee reserved the right to invite relevant none voting attendees to attend Committee;

(10)         Agreed the schedule of meetings at Appendix 8;

(11)         Agreed the approval of the Pay Policy Statement as set out in Appendix 7;