Agenda item - Appointment of Chair

1.1         Robert Cottrill read the following statement:

“At its meeting on 25 April 2017, the Board agreed to a number of recommendations as to its Operating Principles, one being the process by which the Chair of the Board would be nominated for the 2017/18 term.  Since the previous meeting, a confidential nomination and voting process was undertaken in accordance with that agreement Councillor Smithwas nominated by fellow Board Members to the role of Chair of the Board for the 2017/18 municipal year”

1.2         The Board unanimously agreed to appoint Councillor Smith as Chair of the Greater Brighton Economic Board for the 2017/18 municipal year.

1.3         The Chair thanked Board Members for their support for his appointment and his predecessor Councillor Humphreys for his chairmanship in the 2016/17 year.