Minutes:
The Chair listed apologies and asked for any declarations of interests
Cllr Mike Jones advised the board that he was working as a consultant for a company with an interest in the broadband sector.
The Chair suggested that there should be a change in the order of agenda items. Item 4 (on skills and employment) would be moved before item 3 (end of year report), and item 8 (business rates oral update) would be moved before item 7 (devolution green paper).
The Chair congratulated Cllr Philip Atkins, who had been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours’ List.