Issue - items at meetings - City Regions Board Gloucester City Council

To consider the report of the Leader of the Council seeking Members to establish the emerging form and function of the Gloucestershire City Region Board (GCRB), the nature of its authority, terms of reference, membership and joint scrutiny arrangements.

RESOLVED that:

(1) the establishment of the Gloucestershire City Region Board (GCRB) is agreed;

(2) Authority is delegated to the Managing Director in consultation with The Leader to finalise and complete the Inter-Authority Agreement and other key documentation and to take all necessary steps to create the GCRB, including finalising the terms of reference for the GCRB;

(3) the above recommendations will not be effective until all Gloucestershire Councils pass equivalent resolutions.

Furthermore, upon the establishment of the GCRB:

(4) this Council’s functions are delegated to the GCRB as are necessary for the delivery of the functions identified in the Terms of Reference at Appendix 1 to the report;

(5) the appointment of the Gloucestershire County Council as the Administering Authority;

(6) it is agreed to appoint the Cabinet Member for Environment to the GCRB as the nominated member of the Board, if the Cabinet Member for Environment is unable to attend, the Leader will nominate an alternative member of the Cabinet to attend the Board as a substitute.

Cabinet considered the report of the Leader of the Council that sought Members to establish the emerging form and function of the Gloucestershire City Region Board (GCRB), the nature of its authority, terms of reference, membership and joint scrutiny arrangements.

The Leader of the Council summarised the report. The Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources commented that the proposed board made perfect sense and that she was glad to see the intended scrutiny arrangements.