Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Joe Miller

(Key decision):

(1) To ratify the appointment of Arun District Council to the Greater Brighton Economic Board (GBEB) and Greater Brighton Economic Joint Committee (GBEJC), subject to formal agreement of Arun District Council.

(2) To note that Arun District Council’s appointment is dependent on all the local authorities represented on the Board approving its appointment.

(3) To agree other proposed changes within the Heads of Terms of the Greater Brighton Economic Board as detailed in paragraph 2.16 of the report.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Regeneration and Planning seeking their approval for Arun District Council to become a member of the Greater Brighton Economic Board.

Resolved (Key decision):

(1) To ratify the appointment of Arun District Council to the Greater Brighton Economic Board (GBEB) and Greater Brighton Economic Joint Committee (GBEJC), subject to formal agreement of Arun District Council.

(2) To note that Arun District Council’s appointment is dependent on all the local authorities represented on the Board approving its appointment.

(3) To agree other proposed changes within the Heads of Terms of the Greater Brighton Economic Board as detailed in paragraph 2.16 of the report.

Reasons for decisions:

(1) The Greater Brighton Economic Board was founded in April 2014 as part of the Greater Brighton City Region’s City Deal with Government.

(2) The Board comprises the Greater Brighton Economic Joint Committee (GBEJC), on which the local authorities are represented; and the Greater Brighton Business Partnership (GBBP) on which the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, business, university and further education sectors are situated.