Agenda item - Accountable Body for Local Enterprise Partnership Legacy Funds

33.1    Councillor Goddard introduced, and formally moved the report.

33.2    Councillor Hill, McGregor, Meadows, and Earthey, spoke on the matter.

33.3    Councillor Goddard responded to the debate.

33.4    The Mayor put the recommendations as detailed in the report listed in the agenda to the vote which was carried.

33.5    RESOLVED:

That Council:

1.     Agreed that Brighton & Hove City Council should continue to provide Accountable Body services, acting as agent for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) and on behalf of relevant UTLAs, in respect of legacy funds previously managed by C2CLEP for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

2.     Delegates authority to the Executive Director Governance, People & Resources, following consultation with the council’s Chief Finance Officer, to make all arrangements necessary for Brighton & Hove City Council to deliver the Accountable Body services, including resourcing, finalising relevant agreements with the UTLAs and determining any outstanding agreements required relating to the transfer with the Coast to Capital company.