Table 1: Joint Committees administered by other Councils  

 

Organisation

Total No of Places Available

Current Appointee(s) (2023-24)

Other Information (incl. composition)

Leeds City Region Business Rates Pool Joint Committee

 

1 (Lab)

Douglas

(Kilbane)

 

The JC will have to be reconstituted as Harrogate will cease membership of the Pool  at the end of May.

A sub is permitted

North Yorkshire Pension Fund Committee

 

1 (Lab)

Crawshaw

A sub is permitted

Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee

 

1 (Lab)

Kilbane

The role of the members of the Joint Committee is to oversee the administrative functions of the ‘Traffic Penalty Tribunal’ and appoint adjudicators.

A sub is permitted

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) Management Committee

 

1 (Lab)

1 sub (Lab)

Whitcroft

One elected Member and one sub should also be appointed.

It has been requested that the authority pass a resolution at Full Council - To agree to waive political balance rules which apply to the YPO Joint Committee in accordance with section 17 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989

 

 

Table 2: Regional Local Authority Bodies

 

Organisation

Total Number of Places Available

Current Appointee(s) (2023-24)

Other Information (incl. composition)

Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership Board

 

1 (Lab)

Douglas

(Kilbane)

The appointee should be an Executive Member.

A substitute should also be appointed.

North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel

 

2 Lab

 

1 Liberal Democrat

Myers

Pavlovic

 

Substitutes are not currently permitted although this will be reviewed in May 2023.

 

Transport for the North (TfN) Board and Partnership Board

 

1 (Lab)

 

1 sub (Lab?)

Kilbane

(Ravilious)

The Lead Member must be the Leader or the elected member responsible for Transport.

 

The substitute can be any other elected Member.

 

The same Members will also be the Lead and substitute Member for TfN’s Partnership Board. 

Transport for the North (TfN) Scrutiny Committee

 

1 (Lab)

 

1 sub (Lab?)

Melly

(Merrett)

 

Each constituent authority is entitled to appoint a Member and a substitute Member to TfN’s Scrutiny Committee; these can be any member of the authority EXCEPT Members who are appointed to the Board (either as the Lead or Substitute member).

West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA)

 

 

1 (Lab)

 

1 sub

(Lab?)

 

 

Douglas

Kilbane (sub)

The Non-Constituent Council Combined Authority Member:

• must be appointed by the City of York Council.

• must by law be non-voting unless the Combined Authority resolves otherwise.

 

Plus a substitute representative

West Yorkshire Combined Authority – Transport Committee

 

1 (Lab)

Kilbane

To nominate 1 member as a non-voting co-optee.

 

West Yorkshire Combined Authority – Corporate Overview and Scrutiny

 

1 (Lab)

TBC

 

To nominate 1 member to each of the Combined Authority’s Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

Any member nominated by the Non-Constituent Council to one of the scrutiny committees may act as a substitute for another member on any of the three Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority – Economy Overview and Scrutiny

 

1(Lab)

Whitcroft

To nominate 1 member to each of the Combined Authority’s Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

Any member nominated by the Non-Constituent Council to one of the scrutiny committees may act as a substitute for another member on any of the three Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority – Transport/Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny

 

1 (Lab)

Merrett

To nominate 1 member to each of the Combined Authority’s Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

Any member nominated by the Non-Constituent Council to one of the scrutiny committees may act as a substitute for another member on any of the three Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority - Culture, Heritage and Sport Committee

 

 

1 (Lab)

Coles

To nominate 1 member, relevant Portfolio holder or most appropriate member.

 

There are no substitute arrangements.

 

West Yorkshire Combined Authority - Business Economy & Innovation Committee

 

1 (Lab)

Kilbane

To nominate 1 member, relevant Portfolio holder or most appropriate member.

There are no substitute arrangements.

 

West Yorkshire Combined Authority - Climate, Energy and Environment Committee

1 (Lab)

Ravilious/Kent

 

To nominate 1 member, relevant Portfolio holder or most appropriate member.

There are no substitute arrangements.

 

West Yorkshire Combined Authority - Employment and Skills Committee

1 (Lab)

Kilbane

To nominate 1 member, relevant Portfolio holder or most appropriate member.

There are no substitute arrangements.

 

West Yorkshire Combined Authority - Place, Regeneration and Housing Committee

 

1 (Lab)

B Burton

To nominate 1 member, relevant Portfolio holder or most appropriate member.

There are no substitute arrangements.

 

West Yorkshire Combined Authority – Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)

1 (Lab)

 

1 sub (Lab?)

Douglas

(Kilbane)

To appoint a local authority member and a substitute to the LEP Board.

 


 

Table 3: Other Bodies

 

Organisation

Total Number of Places available

Current Appointee(s) (2023-24)

Other Information (incl. composition)

Acaster Malbis Knowles Educational Foundation

 

2

Cllr Catherine Lamb  (2020- 2024)

Mrs Olivia Blacker (2020- 2024)

Appointment to be made at member or Community Rep Level.

Awards are decided by a board of 8 trustees, 2 of whom are representatives of City of York Council and who are elected or re-elected every four years.

Adoption Panel

 

1 (Lab)

Wilson

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

As with all Panel members, a nominated Elected Member must provide references, have an Enhanced DBS check, be interviewed by the Panel Chair and professional adviser and undergo induction training and annual training.  Members are requested to read all papers (2-3+ hours), attend meetings (2-3+ hours) and attend training events (1-2 days a year).

No subs

Ainsty 2008 Internal Drainage Board (IDB)

 

11 (incl 5 Members)

Nicholls

Steward

 

3 x Member vacancies

4 x Community Rep Level vacancies

Mr Steve Wragg

(Officer)

 

Appointment to be made at Member or Community Rep Level.

* Council Member places on various internal drainage boards allocated by Council to nominated Parish Council representatives

No substitute reps allowed.

Meetings are held five times a year, usually January, March, June, September and November on Monday evenings.

Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE)

 

2

 

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

 

Subs are permitted

British Sugar Community Forum

 

4

(3 Lab)

 

(1 Liberal Democrat)

Lomas

Rose

Steels-Walshaw

TBC

Representative should be a Ward or Community member

Acomb Ward Member x 2

Rural West Ward Member x 1

Holgate Ward Member x 1

A sub is permitted from the 3 Wards

Children in Care Council and Care Leavers Forum

 

5

Webb

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

Subs are allowed

City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership

 

 

1 (Lab)

Webb

Lead Member for Education, Children & Young People - observer status

The Executive Member is invited to the wider partnership Development Day conference, which are held twice a year.

City of York Trading Company

 

3

Taylor

Rose

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

The Members are non-executive directors.

 Subs are not permitted

Clifton Backies Management Board

 

3

Wells

Myers

Daniel Calvert (Officer)

Dave Meigh (Officer)

Eleanor Sorfleet (Officer)

 

Representative should be a Ward or Community member

3 Elected Members plus 3 council officers

Subs are not permitted

Derwenthorpe Partnership Advisory Committee

 

4

B Burton

Rowley BEM

At least one Council appointee should be Ward Member.

Subs are allowed

Explore York Libraries and Archives Mutual Limited.

 

1

Mr Chris Edwards

(May 2024)

 

To be a community representative (i.e. it cannot be a councillor or officer). 

f40

 

1 (Lab)

Webb

Must be the Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People

 

Foss 2008 Internal Drainage Board (IDB)

 

10

Parish Cllr S Wiseman

Parish Cllr D Crossley

Parish Cllr C Chambers

Steve Wragg (Officer)

6 x Vacancies

Appointment to be made at Member or Community Rep Level.

* Council Member places on various internal drainage boards allocated by Council to nominated Parish Council representatives

No subs allowed.

 

Fostering & Sharing Care Panel

 

1

Nelson

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

No subs permitted

Friends of St Nicholas Fields

 

 

1

Baxter

 

Representative should be a Ward or Community member

Subs are permitted

Fulford Parish Council Cemetery Committee

 

1 (Lab)

Ravilious

Representative must be Ward Member only

Germany Beck Community Forum

 

2 (Lab)

Ravilious

Wilson

Representative should be a Ward or Community member

Fulford Ward Member and Fishergate Ward Member

The frequency of meetings is led by the development process

Heslington East Community Forum

 

No set figure

Kelly

Ravilious

Representative should be a Ward or Community member

Ward Member for Hull Road, Fulford & Heslington, Osbaldwick and Derwent

The frequency of meetings is led by the development process.

A sub is permitted

Human Rights and Equalities Board

 

TBC

Lomas

At least one Member to be Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Communities

Executive Member - Ex Officio

Joint Member Working Group on the Joint Mineral and Waste Plan

 

 

2

Pavlovic

Merrett

 

Appointed Members should be on the Local Plan Working Group and should also include  the Executive Member for Strategic Planning.

Subs are permitted

The Joint waste and Minerals Plan is now adopted. Officers suspect we will need to review within the next 5 years but no upcoming meetings ahead for this group in the short term.

 

Kyle and Upper Ouse Internal Drainage Board (IDB)

 

9 incl 5 members

5x vacancies

 

Steve Wragg (Officer)

Appointment to be made at Member or Community Rep Level.

* Council Member places on various internal drainage boards allocated by Council to nominated Parish Council representatives

Substitutes are not permitted

Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Mental Health and Learning Disabilities)

 

 

1

 

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

The representative is an appointed governor with a three-year appointment.

Subs are permitted

Leeman Road Millennium Green Trust

2

Steels-Walshaw

Representative should be a Ward or Community member

Subs are permitted

Local Government Association – Councillors’ Forum

 

1

Lomas

At least one Member to be an Executive Member.

Observer status only, CYC do not appoint direct to this

A sub is permitted

Local Government Association – General Assembly

 

4

(2 Lab)

 

(2 Liberal Democrat)

 

Douglas

Kent

TBC

At least one Member to be an Executive Member.

Subs are permitted

Local Government North Yorkshire and York Spatial Planning & Transport Board

 

1 (Lab)

Pavlovic

(Merrett)

The position has to be occupied by the Executive Member for Planning and Transport

A sub is permitted

The establishment of the new North Yorkshire Council is likely to change some of these arrangements as their new governance and procedures are enacted.

Local Government York & North Yorkshire Housing Board

 

1 (Lab)

Pavlovic

At least one Member to be an Executive Member.

A sub is permitted

Local Transport Plan Steering  Group

 

7

(4 Lab)

 

 

 

(3 Liberal Democrat)

 

Ravilious

Kilbane

Burton J

Merrett

TBC

Subs are permitted

This is a CYC Internal Body

Make It York Board

 

2

(1 Lab)

(1 Liberal Democrat?)

TBC

At least one Member to be an Executive Member.

Appointees are company directors

Subs are not permitted

Migration Yorkshire Board

 

 

1

1 sub

Melly

A local authority-led partnership which works across the Yorkshire and Humber region.  It is overseen by the Migration Yorkshire Board, which is comprised of all the local authorities in the region.

 

A sub is permitted

North Yorkshire Flood Risk Partnership

 

 

1

(Lab)

 

 

 

 

 

Ravilious

Steve Wragg (Officer) sub

 

 

At least one Member to be an Executive Member.

 

The committee allows subs and some authorities have a second councillor in this role, although the vast majority of other authorities have an officer nominated – CYC have always said similarly, that it is the Exec Member and Steve as the named sub.

 

North Yorkshire Pension Fund – Local Pension Board

 

1

Crawshaw

Nominations can be from a suitable officer or Member but to prevent conflicts of interest, elected Members and officers involved in the management and administration of the Fund are not permitted to become Pension Board members.

Subs are not permitted

The Pensions Board assists the Pension Fund Committee in administering the pension scheme.

Ouse and Derwent Internal Drainage Board (IDB)

 

 

5

Rowley BEM

 

Mr R Bramley

 

Mr A Vevers

 

Steve Wragg (Officer)

 

2 x vacancy

 

No subs permitted

Appointment to be made at Member or Community Rep Level.

* Council Member places on various internal drainage boards allocated by Council to nominated Parish Council representatives

Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Yorkshire and the Humber 

1

 

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

A sub is permitted

Safer York Partnership

1

Pavlovic

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

A sub is permitted

Schools Effectiveness and Achievement Monitoring Group 

 

3

Clarke

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

A sub is permitted

 

Schools Forum  

 

1

Webb

Appointee to be Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People

No substitute required

 

Shopmobility York  

 

1

J Burton

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

 

SNAPPY

 

2

TBC

Appointment to be made at Member or Community Rep Level.

Subs are permitted

CYC Reps are trustees

St Michael le Belfrey with St Wilfrid Charities for the Poor

1

Clarke

Appointment to be made at Member or Community Rep Level.

Subs are not permitted

St Wilfrid’s Eleemosynary Charity

 

2

Merrett

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

CYC representatives are trustees and each appointment shall be made for a term of four years

Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust

 

1

TBC

The term of office of the appointment should be for a maximum of three years, and the Councillor appointed cannot be a member of a health overview and scrutiny committee, in accordance with the Trust’s Constitution.

A sub is not permitted.

Terry’s Community Forum

 

6

J Burton

Crawshaw

Kilbane

Whitcroft

Nicholls

Representative should be a Ward or Community member

Ward Members from:

3 x Micklegate

1 x Dringhouses & Woodthorpe

1 x Bishopthorpe

1 x Fishergate

A sub is permitted

The frequency of meetings is led by the development process.

The City Partnership

 

1

(Lab)

Douglas

To be the Leader

The City Partnership is not a Board and it does not have any voting or formal power

University of York Court

 

2

 

Lord Mayor

1 Lab

Webb

The two CYC members of Court are as follows (in accordance with the University Statutes):

(1) The Lord Mayor of York (ex officio)

(2) Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People.

 

The Court is currently subject to an internal effectiveness review which might lead to a number of possible outcomes (the review has only just started), including possible changes to its remit/function and membership. All external appointing bodies to Court, including CYC, will be informed of the outcome (hopefully by July 2023).

 

Veritau Limited

 

 

 

1 + Officer

Lomas

Debbie Mitchell (Officer)

Member to be an Executive Member.

2 Board Directors to nominate – Senior Officer and the appropriate Member portfolio holder

 

York Business Improvement District (BID)

 

2

1 Lab)

Kilbane

Melly

At least one Member to be an Executive Member

2 Members only

Company Directors

York Central Community Forum

 

 

4

(Lab)

Steels-Walshaw

Kent

Crawshaw

J Burton

Representative should be a Ward or Community Member

Should include 2 Ward Members for Holgate and 2 Ward Members Micklegate

Subs are permitted from the 2 Wards

York Central Lead Members

 

5

(2 Lab)

Kilbane

Taylor

Steward

(Rowley sub)

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

(Must include 1 Ward Member for Holgate and 1 Ward Member for Micklegate)

A sub is permitted

Formerly York Central Steering Board

York Citizens Theatre Trust

 

3

Crawshaw

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

No subs permitted

Formerly York Theatre Royal Board

York City Charities

 

2

Myers

Appointment to be made at Member or Community Rep Level.

No subs permitted

York Culture Forum Executive

1

(Lab)

Coles

Appointee to be Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Communities.

Formally Cultural Leaders Group

York Climate Commission

 

1

(Lab)

Kent/Ravilious

Portfolio Holder

Generally no subs permitted, although exceptions can be made if needed.

York Enhanced Partnership for Buses

 

Maximum of two per political group.

 

2 Lab

 

2 Liberal Democrat

2 Conservative

 

 

 

 

Kilbane

Melly

TBC

 

Nicholls

Rowley BEM

Executive Member for Transport to attend and

any CYC elected member may attend, up to a maximum of two per political group.

 

 

York Environment Forum

 

5

Ravilious

Wilson

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

Non-voting members

Representative from each political group

Subs are permitted

York Fair Trade Forum

 

1

Clarke

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

Subs are permitted

York Health and Care Partnership

 

1

(Lab)

Ian Floyd (COO, CYC Place Lead)

Sharon Stoltz (Officer)

Jamaila Hussain (Officer)

 

TBC

Officer representatives and Executive Member for Finance and Major Projects

(Formally York Alliance Place Board)

York Learning Improvement Board

 

1

Wilson

The Board meets quarterly and reports annually to the Children, Education and Communities Scrutiny Committee.

1 Member only

York Museums Trust

 

2

Myers

TBC

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

Subs are permitted

York Outer Ring Road (YORR) Lead Members Board

 

3?

(1 from each Group)

 

Melly

Steward

(Nicholls sub)

The membership of the Board comprises one Member from each group.

Substitutions are allowed at specific meetings.

 

York & Scarborough NHS Trust Council of Governors

1

Rose

Meetings are 4 times per year at Malton Rugby Club, and have a public meeting and a private meeting. 

 

A sub is permitted

 

York Wheels Ltd

 

1

TBC

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

Subs are not permitted.

York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Board

 

 

1

(Lab)

Douglas

(Kilbane)

Leader of the Council, to be appointed by LEP Board

A sub is permitted

York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Infrastructure and Joint Asset Board.

 

1

Kilbane

The primary purpose of the Board is to provide improved accountability for funding and delivery of the York and North Yorkshire Enterprise infrastructure agenda.

A sub is permitted

York's Economic Partnership

 

1

(Lab)

Kilbane

Portfolio Holder

 

York Skills & Employment Board

 

1

 

Kilbane

Maxine Squire, (Officer)

The Board is responsible for developing and implementing the city’s Adult Education and Skills Plan within the framework set by York’s 10 year and 1 year recovery strategies and the York Economic Strategy.

 

1 Officer and 1 Member only

Yorkshire & Humber (Local Authorities) Employers Association

1

 

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

Formerly known as Local Government Yorkshire and Humber Employers Committee/ The Regional Employers Organisation.

 

A sub is permitted – this can be another councillor or an officer if a councillor is not available.

Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Migration Group

1

Melly

Nominations to this were previously done sub regionally via the NY and York Sub Regional Secretariat but, following the changes within North Yorkshire, individual local authorities will be approached in June to nominate a representative.  Local authorities can choose to nominate either an elected member or a senior officer.

 

A sub is permitted

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) Procurement Holdings Limited

 

1

TBC

Should either be a serving elected Member or a permanent employed officer of the authority. - appointment as director

 

No subs permitted

Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (jointly with NYCC)

 

1

(Lab)

Kent/Ravilious

(Merrett)

At least one Member to be an Executive Member.

A sub is permitted


Yorwaste

 

1

Melly

At least one Council appointee should be a Member.

Company Director

No subs permitted