Paragraph 4 Proceedings

(1)

Subject to the following sub-paragraphs, any question to be decided by the Combined County Authority is to be decided by a majority of the members and substitute members, acting in place of members, present and voting on that question at a meeting of the Combined County Authority.

(2)

No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Combined County Authority unless at least four members or substitute members acting in a member’s place are present at the meeting.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (2), one of the members present must be the chair or vice chair.

(4)

Each member, or substitute member acting in a member’s place, is to have one vote and no member or substitute member is to have a casting vote.

(5)

If a vote is tied on any matter it shall be deemed not to have been carried.

(6)

Questions relating to the following matters require that both the members appointed under paragraph 1(2) are in the majority, to be carried—

(a)

approval or amendment of the Combined County Authority’s budget;

(b)

appointment of the Combined County Authority’s chief executive;

(c)

adoption of any local transport plan under section 108(3) of the Transport Act 2000^f1;

(d)

approval or amendment of the Combined County Authority’s constitution or standing orders;

(e)

approval or amendment of such other plans and strategies as may be determined by the Combined County Authority and set out in its constitution or standing orders.

(7)

For questions relating to the following matters, the majority under sub-paragraph (1) must include the member appointed under paragraph 1(2), or where any substitute member is acting in place of that member, that substitute member, of the constituent council in whose area the function is to be exercised—

(a)

any exercise by the Combined County Authority of any of its functions in a way which could result in a financial liability falling on a constituent council;

(b)

approval of such other plans and strategies as may be determined by the Combined County Authority and set out in its constitution or standing orders.

(8)

The proceedings of the Combined County Authority are not invalidated by any vacancy among its members or substitute members or by any defect in the appointment or qualifications of any member or substitute member.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2000 c. 38. Section 108(3) was substituted by section 9 of the Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26).