LGA Governance


Agenda item

Agenda item

Welcome and introductions from Councillor Hodge

Minutes:

Cllr Hodge welcomed members to the meeting and announced apologies for Cllr Jenny Mein.

 

Cllr Hodge reported that he had met with the City Regions Chairman Sir Richard Lees earlier that day and that they were of the same mind regarding changing the Government’s agenda on local issues.

 

In follow-up to his introductory letter to Board members, the Chairman said that the proposed remit of the Board was to make the case for non-metropolitan areas and challenge the LGA to ensure the needs of residents represented from these areas were adequately served.

 

Cllr Hodge emphasised that the name “People and Places” was open for debate and welcomed any ideas members might have on a more suitable alternative.

 

Declaration of interests

 

In relation to the Board priorities item Cllr Sian Reid announced that she was Chair of Cambridge Retrofit, a community-scale energy efficiency initiative to retrofit buildings.