Plans to create an elected Mayor for East Yorkshire and Hull took a step forwards yesterday as East Riding Council's cabinet backed a public consultation on the proposal.
The full council will now be asked to approve the consultation which would take place in the new year.
Claire Watts is the council's Acting Director of Economic Development, Claire says the idea is to get local people's views on the plan that has been drawn up between the Government and the two local authorities.
The plan would see the creation of an elected mayor for East Yorkshire and Hull with new powers and money from Westminster.
On 22 November 2023, the Chancellor announced that a provisional devolution deal had been reached following negotiations with Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
This Level 3 deal could lead to the creation of a Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, which would be accompanied by significant long-term investment of over £400 million and the devolution of powers in respect of housing and regeneration, transport, and adult education and skills.
To progress, it is essential that the current draft deal is ratified by both councils and that a public consultation is undertaken within the areas under local authority control.
The proposed new legal entity will be known as the Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and will comprise Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council as its constituent members.
HEY MCA, will be chaired by the mayor and have two members from each constituent Council, in addition to up to four non-constituent members, including the Humberside Police Crime Commissioner and the chair of the business representative board.
East Riding Council's Acting Director of Economic Development - Claire Watts - says the devolution deal isn't a merging of the authorities.
The full council will now be asked for their backing for the public consultation at a meeting on December 22nd.
If approved then the public consultation would take place in January and February and if the response from the public is positive then the council's could submit their final proposal tot eh Government in March 2024 with a view to gaining Parliamentary approval in the Autumn, that could see Mayoral elections take place in the Spring or Summer of 2025.
The process is reliant on gaining parliamentary time for the approval process and the timescale could be hampered if there were a general election before the Autumn.
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