Meetings of the Combined Authority
Agendas and reports for all formal meetings of the Combined Authority are published five clear working days before the meeting.
Draft minutes are published within 5 working days of a meeting and are subject to approval at the next ordinary meeting.
Formal committees
The Combined Authority has the following formal committees:
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- Combined Authority
- Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Audit and Governance Committee
- Business Committee (Advisory)
Details of our meetings, including the agendas, reports and minutes, can be found in our Combined Authority Calendar of Meetings 2024-2025. This document is correct as of 21 August 2024.
Our meetings are recorded and can be watched on You Tube here.
Forward Plan
The forward plan contains details of all forthcoming decisions of the Combined Authority’s Cabinet. It will be published at least 28 days before the start of the period covered in the plan.
Some decisions are deemed as a key decision which means a decision which is likely to:
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- result in the Combined Authority or the Mayor incurring significant expenditure, or making significant savings, having regard to the Combined Authority’s budget for the service or function to which the decision relates; or to be
- significant in terms of its effects on persons living or working in an area comprising 2 or more electoral wards or divisions in the Combined Authority’s area
The forward plan will be published at least 28 days before the start of the period covered in the plan. It will be published on this website and made available at the Combined Authority’s offices. Exempt information need not be included in the forward plan and confidential information cannot be included.
This 28 August 2024 – Forward Plan is correct as of 28 August 2024.
Public Notice of Urgent Key Decisions (case of special urgency) and Decisions to be Exempt from Call-In:
Delegated and Urgent Decisions Taken by Mayor and Officers
- 23 July 2024 – Bus Service Improvement Plans (Decision Notice, Urgency Notice and Report)
- 22 May 2024 – Preferred appointee officially named for new role of Deputy Mayor for Police, Fire and Crime (External Link)
- 7 May 2024 – Constitutional Amendment (Decision Notice and Report)
- 11 April 2024 – Appointment of Head of Internal Audit (Decision Notice and Report)
- 11 April 2024 – Constitutional Amendment (Decision Notice and Report)
- 9 February 2024 – Appointment to outside bodies – Transport for the North (Decision Notice and Report)
- 7 February 2024 – Appointment to outside bodies – Transport for the North (Decision notice)
- 7 February 2024 – Appointment to outside bodies – Transport for the North (Report)
Public participation
Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at meetings of the Combined Authority, including the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Audit and Governance Committee.
Members of the public may submit one question or statement – only one question or statement can made on behalf of one organisation. You must give notice and provide the text of your question or statement to democratic services no later than midday, two working days before the meeting. You can find contact details on the agenda front sheet for the meeting, available below.
Members of the public who have given notice will be invited to speak either:
• at the public participation agenda item if their question or statement relates to matters which are not otherwise on the agenda; or
• when the relevant agenda item is being considered if they wish to speak on an item which is on the agenda for the meeting.
At the meeting:
• each speaker should limit themselves to no more than three minutes
• one supplementary question may be put without notice in response to the reply received – the question must arise directly out of the original question or the reply and is permitted solely for the purpose of clarifying the information provided in response to the original question
Agendas, minutes and reports
6 September 2024 – York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Agenda
- Public Reports Pack – 6 September 2024
- Item 6 – Mayoral Investment Fund – Project Funding Decisions
- Item 7 – Adult Skills Fund Strategic Skills Plan
- Item 8 – Brownfield Housing Fund – Round 2
- Item 9 – Combined Authority Governance
- Item 10 – Forward Plan
22 July 2024 – York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Agenda
- Public Reports Pack – 22 July 2024
- Item 5 – An Economic Framework for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Item 6 – York and North Yorkshire Skills Framework and Strategy
- Item 7 – Call for Projects
- Item 8 – Approval of Brownfield Housing Fund Round 2 Projects (Phase 1)
- Item 9 – Finance Update
- Item 10 – Constitution Amendment – Adult Skills Fund Delegations
- Item 11 – Pay Policy Statement
- Item 12 – Appointment of Head of Legal – Monitoring Officer
- Item 13 – Forward Plan
- Urgent Item – Local Transport Functions and Funding Allocations – York and North Yorkshire
- Minutes (Draft)
16 July 2024 – Audit and Governance Committee
- Agenda
- Public Reports Pack – 16 July 2024
- Item 5 – Change to Composition and Quorum of Audit and Governance Committee
- Item 6 – Internal Risk, Information Governance, Risk Management and Counter Fraud Work Programme 2024/25
- Item 7 – External Audit (Verbal Update)
- Item 8 – Draft Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 (including supplementary agenda – updated 11/7/2024)
- Item 9 – Review of Constitution of Combined Authority
- Item 10 – Audit and Governance Work Plan 2024/25
- Minutes (Draft)
28 June 2024 – York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Agenda – 28 June 2024
- Public Reports Pack – 28 June 2024
- Item 5 – Appointment of Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive)
- Item 6 – Committee Appointments and Representation on Outside Bodies
- Minutes
11 June 2024 – Overview & Scrutiny Committee
- Meeting postponed
31 May 2024 – York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Annual Meeting)
- Agenda – 31 May 2024
- Public Reports Pack – 31 May 2024
- Part 1 – Annual Meeting
- Item 3 – Membership of York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Item 4 – Committee Appointments and Representations on Outside Bodies
- Item 4 – Committee Appointments and Representations on Outside Bodies – Appendix A (Updated 30/5/2024)
- Item 5 – Calendar of Meetings
- Part 2 – Ordinary Business
- Item 9 – Combined Authority Governance
- Item 10 – Mayoral Budget
- Item 11 – Report of Independent Remuneration Panel
- Item 12 – Appointment of Section 73 Officer
- Item 13 – Reporting of Urgent Decisions
- Item 14 – Forward Plan
- Minutes
18 March 2024 – York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Agenda – 18 March 2024
- Public Reports pack – 18 March 2024
- Item 5 – Combined Authority Constitution Review
- Item 6 – Report of Independent Remuneration Panel
- Item 7 – Combined Authority Budget 2024-25
- Item 8 – Combined Authority Interim Corporate Plan
- Item 9 – Economic Framework
- Item 10 – Adult Education Budget Implementation Readiness Conditions
- Item 11 – Combined Authority Assurance Framework
- Item 12 – LGPS Pension Discretions Policy
- Item 13 – Forward Plan
- Minutes
13 March 2024 – Overview & Scrutiny Committee
- Agenda – 13 March 2024
- Public Reports Pack – 13 March 2024
- Item 6 – Scrutiny and Governance Arrangements – Terms of Reference
- Item 7 – Member Code of Conduct and Register of Interests
- Item 9 – Corporate Plan
- Minutes (Draft)
23 February 2024 – York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Agenda – 23 February 2024
- Public Reports Pack – 23 February 2024
- Item 2 – Minutes of Last Meeting – 22 January 2024
- Item 5 – Governance Matters and Appointments to Committees
- Item 6 – Second Call for Brownfield Housing Fund
- Item 7 – Pay Policy Statement
- Item 8 – Proposed Statutory Officers Appointment Panel
- Item 9 – Forward Plan
- Item 10 – Decisions by Officers Under Delegated Powers
- Minutes
22 January 2024 – York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Inaugural Meeting)
- Agenda – 22 January 2024
- Public Reports Pack 22 – January 2024
- Item 5 – Constitution
- Item 5 – Appendix A Draft Combined Authority constitution
- Item 5 – Appendix B Committee places for Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Audit Governance Committee
- Item 5 – Supplementary paper – Proposed amendments to York North Yorkshire Combined Authority constitution from City of York Council
- Item 6 – Combined Authority Budget
- Item 6 – Appendix 1 Treasury Management Strategy
- Item 7 – Assurance Framework
- Item 7 – Assurance Framework – Appendix 1
- Item 8 – Calendar of Meetings
- Item 8 – Appendix 1- Combined Authority calendar of meetings 2024 to 2025
- Item 9 – Forward plan
- Item 10 – Staffing Structure – Public Report
- Minutes
Joint Devolution Committee
The Joint Committee oversaw and made decisions for the devolution deal before the creation of a mayoral combined authority was considered jointly by members of North Yorkshire Council and the City of York. Find out more about these meetings.