Agenda and minutes
Budget and Performance Committee - Wednesday 24 November 2010 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chairman.

1.1  No apologies were received for absence.

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of memberships of functional bodies and London Borough Councils, as set out in the table at Item 2;

(b)  Note the gifts and hospitality received by Members, as set out on the Authority’s gifts and hospitality register; and

(c)  Declare any other personal or personal prejudicial interests in specific items listed on the agenda over and above those items listed in the table above and including any interests arising from gifts or hospitality received within the previous three years or from the date of election to the London Assembly, whichever is the later, which are not at the time of this meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality.

2.1  Resolved:

(a)  That the list of memberships of functional bodies and London borough councils, as set out in the table at Item 2, be noted as personal interests; and

(b)  That gifts and hospitality received by Members, as set out on the Authority’s gifts and hospitality register, be noted.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee held on 2 November 2010 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

3.1  The Committee received the minutes of the meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee held on 2 November 2010.

3.2  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee held on 2 November 2010 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  John Barry; [email protected]; 020 7983 4425 

The Committee is recommended to note the outstanding actions arising from the previous meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat detailing the outstanding actions from previous meetings of the Budget and Performance Committee.

4.2  Resolved:

That the outstanding actions from previous meetings of the Budget and Performance Committee be noted.

Report of the Chief Executive and Executive Director of Resources

Contact:  Tom Middleton; [email protected]; 020 7983 4257 

The Committee is recommended to respond on behalf of the Assembly to the Mayor’s consultation on his Draft GLA Budget for 2011-12.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to the discussion.

5.2  The following invited guests were in attendance for this item:

·  Leo Boland, Chief Executive, Greater London Authority (GLA);

·  Sir Simon Milton, Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff, GLA;

·  Nicholas Griffin, Mayoral Advisor,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Tim Steer; [email protected]; 020 7983 4250

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree the proposed work programme for the remainder of 2010/11; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chairman, in consultation with the Budget Group Leads, to agree and submit the Committee’s response to the initial GLA budget proposals.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.  The Chairman advised the Committee that its meeting of 6 January 2011 had been rescheduled in order to accommodate the Mayor’s change of availability and would therefore take place from 11am on 11 January 2011.

6.2  Resolved:

That  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 7 December 2010 at 10am in Committee Room 5.

7.1  The next scheduled meeting of the Committee was to be held on 7 December 2010 at 10.00am.

8.1  There were no items of urgent business.

9.1  The meeting ended at 12.01pm.