Council Constitution

Part 3b - Cabinet Positions - Warrants Of Office

Executive Leader

Councillor Roy Oldham, CBE
Executive Leader

The Executive Leader is the head of the Council's Executive Cabinet.

The Executive Leader has a role in all the Council’s affairs, though in practice most areas of operation are assigned to designated Deputies. The Executive Leader retains individual responsibility for the budget, Community Strategy, Local Strategic Partnership and key policy initiatives. The Executive Leader chairs Executive Cabinet meetings and exercises responsibilities in conjunction with the designated Deputies. The Executive Leader acts as Chair of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund.

Terms of Reference

1. To lead, monitor, have oversight and, where necessary to take decisions about policy/strategy and provision re all portfolios and cabinet functions including:-
   
   
   • Policy development and design.
   • Finance, including overall control of the revenue and capital budgets.
   • Construction of Annual Budget.
   • Corporate Area Assessment.
   • Corporate Plan
   • Local Strategic Partnership and Community Strategy
   • Development brief of Special Projects and Registers.
   • Member of Parliament and European Member of Parliament liaison.
   • Preparations for the single European currency.
   • Policy Unit.
   
   
2. To lead, monitor and have oversight of policy/strategy and provision re the Greater Manchester Pension Fund.
   
   
3. To co-ordinate the Council's energy saving and carbon reduction programme in conjunction with Cabinet Deputies' own responsibilities