Agenda item - Greater Brighton Economic Board Operational Arrangements for 2015/16

Report of the Chair, Greater Brighton Officer Programme Board (copy attached).

That the Board:

(1)          Agree and secure the budgetary contributions that are being sought to fund the costs of running the Board in 2015/16;

(2)          Agree the process by which the Chair of the Board shall be nominated for 2015/16;

(3)          Note that the Heads of Terms will be revised to include the South Downs National Park Authority as a formal member of the Board;

(4)          Note the date by which the lead authority must be notified of all named substitutes and instruct any necessary actions within their respective organisations;

(5)          Note the date by which the lead authority must be notified of all nominations to the Greater Brighton Call-In Panel and instruct any necessary actions within their respective organisations;

(6)          Note the date and time of the Board’s training session, and;

(7)          Note that the Annual Report will be drafted for presentation to the Board at its first meeting in the new municipal year.

41.1      The Board considered a report of the Chair, Greater Brighton Officer Programme Board that outlined the preparatory steps needed to support the operational aspects of the Greater Brighton Economic Board in 2015/16.

41.2      Andrew Swayne stated that from a business perspective, the Board has been run very professionally, established excellent partnership working and had laid a platform of success to build upon. Andrew Swayne stated that he hoped the annual report would be short and sharp to allow continued focus on delivering projects.

41.3      Dean Orgill stated that he believed that it would be of benefit to the Board to conduct a PR exercise on the significant and continued progress being made.

41.4      Councillor Kitcat agreed with the comments made and that it was also important for Board Members who represented local authority’s to convey the work of the Board to their colleagues.

41.5      John A. Peel stated that he had spent time providing individual engagements that had achieved great success.

41.6      Councillor Wall stated that he wish to record the commendable role of Councillor Kitcat in establishing the Board and bringing together the private and public sectors to achieve success. Councillor Wall stated his personally thanks to Councillor Kitcat for his excellent stewardship of the Board.

41.7      RESOLVED- That the Board:

(1)          Agree and secure the budgetary contributions that are being sought to fund the costs of running the Board in 2015/16;

(2)          Agree the process by which the Chair of the Board shall be nominated for 2015/16;

(3)          Note that the Heads of Terms will be revised to include the South Downs National Park Authority as a formal member of the Board;

(4)          Note the date by which the lead authority must be notified of all named substitutes and instruct any necessary actions within their respective organisations;

(5)          Note the date by which the lead authority must be notified of all nominations to the Greater Brighton Call-In Panel and instruct any necessary actions within their respective organisations;

(6)          Note the date and time of the Board’s training session, and;

(7)          Note that the Annual Report will be drafted for presentation to the Board at its first meeting in the new municipal year.