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]

Content

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