Issue - meetings

This report relates to the involvement of Bath & North East Somerset Council in the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership. After considering various forms of legal entity, it was agreed by the Partnership Board, on 4th March, that the LEP should establish a Company Limited by Guarantee.  The report sets out recommendations for the establishment of the LEP Company.

Councillor Paul Crossley, in proposing the motion, reported that the Cabinet was talking to the Local Enterprise Partnership to see if they could help to set up business forums in Keynsham and Bath.

Councillor David Bellotti seconded the motion.

On a motion from Councillor Paul Crossley, seconded by Councillor David Bellotti, it was

RESOLVED (unanimously):

(1) To AGREE that Bath & North East Somerset shall become a member of the “West of England Local Enterprise Partnership Limited” being a Company Limited by Guarantee;

(2) To APPOINT the Leader of the Council as the Council’s Director of the above company;

(3) To AUTHORISE the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to conclude all necessary documentation, including signing the Articles of Association, and to take all necessary steps to effect these objectives.