Agenda

Joint Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 14th December 2023 2.00 pm

Venue: Room 116, West Midlands Combined Authority, 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD

Contact: Janna Simpson, Governance Services Officer

Items
No.	Item
	Items of Public Business
1.	Welcome and Introductions View the background to item 1. Presented By: Chair
2.	Apologies for Absence View the background to item 2. Presented By: Chair
3.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 3. Members are reminded of the need to declare any disclosable prejudicial interests they have in any item being discussed during the course of the meeting. In addition, the receipt of any gift or hospitality should be declared where the value of it was thought to have exceeded £25 (gifts) or £40 (hospitality). Presented By: Chair
	The committee will question the Mayor and the Portfolio Lead for Finance, in public, as part of its role of holding them to account. Questions put to the Mayor and/or the Portfolio Lead for Finance will be based on matters related to the proposed draft 2024/25 budget.
4.	The Mayor's Opening Statement Presented By: Mayor
5.	Questions to the Mayor and the Portfolio Lead for Finance from Members of the Committee Presented By: Scrutiny Members
6.	Closing Comments from the Mayor and Chair Presented By: Mayor / Chair
	At the conclusion of the Q&A session, members will be asked to consider which (if any) further questions or other items they would like to draw to the attention of the WMCA Board when it meets on 12 January 2024.