Paragraph 1 Membership

Each constituent council shall appoint one of its elected members as a member of the Combined Authority.

Each constituent council shall appoint another of its elected members to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the member appointed under sub-paragraph (1) (“the substitute member”).

Each constituent council shall appoint one of its elected members to be a rotational second member (“the second member”) of the Combined Authority.

The Combined Authority shall appoint two of the rotational second members each year for a one year term.

The order of rotation of the second members shall be determined at the first meeting of the Combined Authority.

For the purposes of this Schedule any reference to a member is to be treated as including a reference to the appointed second members.

Each non-constituent council shall appoint one of its elected members to be a member of the Combined Authority.

Each non-constituent council shall appoint another of its elected members to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the member appointed under sub-paragraph (7) (“the substitute member”).

A person ceases to be a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority if they cease to be a member of the constituent council or non-constituent council that appointed them.

A person may resign as a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority by written notice served on the proper officer of the constituent council or non-constituent council that appointed them and the resignation shall take effect on receipt of the notice by the proper officer.

Where a member or substitute member’s appointment ceases by virtue of sub-paragraph (9) or (10) the constituent council or non-constituent council that made the appointment shall, as soon as practicable, give written notice of that fact to the Combined Authority and appoint another of its elected members in that person’s place.

A constituent council or non-constituent council may at any time terminate the appointment of a member or substitute member appointed by it to the Combined Authority and appoint another of its elected members in that person’s place.

Where a constituent council or non-constituent council exercises its power under sub-paragraph (12), it shall give written notice of the new appointment and the termination of the previous appointment to the Combined Authority and the new appointment shall take effect and the previous appointment terminate at the end of one week from the date on which the notice is given or such longer period not exceeding one month as is specified in the notice.

For the purposes of this paragraph, an elected mayor of a constituent council or non-constituent council is to be treated as a member of the constituent council or non-constituent council.