The Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2018

Interim Mayor E+W

2.—(1) The Combined Authority must appoint an additional member of the Combined Authority, to be known as Interim Mayor, in addition to the members appointed under paragraph 1 of this Schedule.

(2) A person who—

(a) is resident in the area of any one of the constituent councils;

(b) is—

(i) an elected member of a constituent council;

(ii) an elected mayor of a constituent council;

(iii) the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner; or

(iv) a Member of Parliament or Member of the European Parliament with a constituency wholly or partly within the area of the Combined Authority; and

(c) holds such elected office referred to in paragraph (b) at the date of application for the position of Interim Mayor and on the date of appointment,

is eligible for appointment as Interim Mayor.

(3) A person may only be appointed as Interim Mayor if—

(a) the person is eligible to be appointed under sub-paragraph (2);

(b) the person has submitted an application in accordance with any application procedure and timetable determined by the Combined Authority;

(c) the person has been nominated by at least one member of the Combined Authority in accordance with any application procedure and timetable determined by the Combined Authority following consideration by the Combined Authority of all applications for the office; and

(d) the appointment has been approved by the Combined Authority by a simple majority at a meeting of the Combined Authority following a vote of its members.

(4) The Interim Mayor must cease to hold office on 6th May 2019.

(5) A person may resign as Interim Mayor by written notice served on the proper officer of the Combined Authority and the resignation will take effect on receipt of the notice by the proper officer.

(6) The Combined Authority may terminate the appointment of the Interim Mayor, provided that the voting members vote in favour of a resolution to terminate such appointment at a meeting of the Combined Authority.

(7) In sub-paragraph (6) the “voting members” are the persons referred to in sub-paragraph 4(3)(a) and (b).

(8) Where a person ceases to be an Interim Mayor by virtue of sub-paragraph (5) or (6), the Combined Authority may appoint a further Interim Mayor in accordance with this paragraph.

(9) Where the person appointed as Interim Mayor is member of a constituent council of the Combined Authority, the Interim Mayor will cease to be treated as a member under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1 and the constituent council must appoint another of its elected members to be a member of the Combined Authority under that sub-paragraph.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 2.11.2018, see art. 1