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Decision details

Gloucestershire City Regions Board

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Purpose:
To consider the emerging form and function of the Gloucestershire City Regions Board, the nature of its authority, terms of reference, membership and joint scrutiny arrangements.

To enable the Council to play an active part in the formalisation of a new Gloucestershire Regions Board to support the delivery of developing a vision for the future growth of the economic success for the whole of the Gloucestershire economic area.

Recommendation:
That Cabinet resolves to:
1. To agree to the establishment of the Gloucestershire City Region Board (GCRB)
2. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with Cabinet Member for Economy and Council Transformation, to finalise and complete the Inter-Authority Agreement (including the Constitution) and other key documentation and to take all necessary steps to create the GCRB, including finalising the terms of reference for the GCRB
3. To agree that the above recommendations will not be effective until all Gloucestershire Councils pass equivalent resolutions.
4. That upon the establishment of the GCRB, Cabinet/Cabinet Member/Committee:
4.1 delegates this Council’s functions to the GCRB as are necessary for the delivery of the functions identified in the Terms of Reference at Annexe A to this report;
4.2 confirms the appointment of the Gloucestershire County Council as the Administering Authority.
4.3 agrees to nominate the Cabinet member for Economy and Council Transformation to the GCRB as the Chair of the Board and to nominate [insert Cabinet Member title] as the substitute nominated Chair [County Council decision]OR
4.4 agrees to appoint the Cabinet member for Economy and Council Transformation of the District Council to the GCRB as the nominated member of the Board and to nominate [insert the Cabinet Member/Member of the District Council] as the substitute [District Council decision]


Decision:

The purpose of the report was to consider the emerging form and function of the Gloucestershire City Region Board, the nature of its authority, terms of reference, membership, and joint scrutiny arrangements. It was also to enable the Council to play an active part in the formalisation of a new Gloucestershire Region Board to support the delivery of developing a vision for the future growth of the economic success for the whole of the Gloucestershire economic area.

 

Councillor Dale introduced the report and outlined its contents.

 

Cabinet commented on the report and asked questions of the Cabinet Member.

 

Councillor Dale proposed the recommendations and Councillor Bloomer seconded.

 

 

RESOLVED: That Cabinet:

1.    AGREED to the establishment of the Gloucestershire City Region Board (GCRB);

2.    DELEGATED AUTHORITY to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy and Council Transformation, to finalise and complete the Inter-Authority Agreement (including the Constitution) and other key documentation and to take all necessary steps to create the GCRB, including finalising the terms of reference for the GCRB;

3.    AGREED that the above recommendations will not be effective until all Gloucestershire Councils pass equivalent resolutions;

4.    AGREED upon the establishment of the GCRB to;

4.1 Delegate this Council’s functions as are necessary for the delivery of the

functions identified in the Terms of Reference at Annexe A to this report to

the GCRB;

4.2 Confirm the appointment of Gloucestershire County Council as the

Administering Authority;

4.3 Appoint the Cabinet member for Economy and Council Transformation of Cotswold District Council to the GCRB as the nominated member of the

Board and to nominate a deputy to be agreed.

 

Voting Record

 

5 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstention, 3 Absent/Did not vote

 

Report author: Robert Weaver

Publication date: 08/03/2024

Date of decision: 07/03/2024

Decided at meeting: 07/03/2024 - Cabinet

Effective from: 16/03/2024

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