Agenda item - Appointment of Chair 2018/19

1.1         Geoff Raw read the following statement:

“At its meeting on 17 April 2018, 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 2018/19 term.  Since the previous meeting, a confidential nomination and voting process was undertaken in accordance with that agreement Councillor Wall was nominated by fellow Board Members to the role of Chair of the Board for the 2018/19 municipal year”.

1.2         The Board unanimously agreed to appoint Councillor Wall as Chair of the Greater Brighton Economic Board for the 2018/19 municipal year.

1.3         The Chair thanked Board Members for their support for his appointment and his predecessor Councillor Smith for his chairmanship in the 2017/18 year.