The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025

Membership

1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), the Combined County Authority is to have six members in addition to the Mayor as provided for in the following sub-paragraphs.

(2) Each of the constituent councils must appoint two of its elected members to act as members of the Combined County Authority.

(3) Each constituent council must designate one of the members appointed under sub-paragraph (2) to act as lead member.

(4) Each constituent council must appoint two named elected members for each member appointed under sub-paragraph (2), either of whom may act as a member of the Combined County Authority in the absence of a member appointed under sub-paragraph (2) (“the substitute members”).

(5) In this Schedule, “members” means a lead member, a non-lead member appointed under sub-paragraph (2) and a substitute member unless the context provides otherwise.

(6) A person ceases to be a member of the Combined County Authority if they cease to be a member of the constituent council that appointed them.

(7) A person may resign as a member of the Combined County Authority by written notice served on the proper officer of the constituent council that appointed them, and the resignation takes effect on receipt of the notice by the proper officer of the council.

(8) Where a member of the Combined County Authority’s appointment ceases by virtue of sub-paragraph (6) or (7) the constituent council that made the appointment must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of that fact to the Combined County Authority and appoint another of its elected members in that person’s place.

(9) A constituent council may at any time terminate the appointment of a member appointed by it to the Combined County Authority and appoint another one of its elected members in that person’s place.

(10) Where a constituent council exercises its power under sub-paragraph (9), it must give written notice of the new appointment and the termination of the previous appointment to the Combined County Authority and the new appointment takes effect and the previous appointment terminates 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.

(11) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) the term “proper officer” is to be construed as a reference to an officer appointed by the relevant constituent council for that purpose;

(b) an elected mayor of a constituent council is to be treated as a member of the constituent council.