Agenda item - Ratification of Chair

1.1         Alex Bailey read the following statement:

“At its meeting on 26 March 2019, 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 2019/20 term.  Since the previous meeting, a confidential nomination and voting process was undertaken in accordance with that agreement Councillor Humphreys was nominated by fellow Board Members to the role of Chair of the Board for the 2019/20 municipal year”.

1.2         The Board unanimously agreed to appoint Councillor Humphreys as Chair of the Greater Brighton Economic Board for the 2019/20 municipal year.

1.3         The Chair thanked Board Members for their support for his appointment adding that he was excited to take the role on for the next year.