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Gloucestershire City Region Board

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 type: Key

Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/01/2024

Decision due: 7 Mar 2024 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Economy and Council Transformation - Cllr Tony Dale

Lead director: Chief Executive Officer

Department: Office of Chief Executive

Contact: Robert Weaver, Chief Executive Email: [email protected].

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