Issue - meetings

Members of the Committee heard from the Monitoring Officer who presented the Market Street Renewal Ltd – 2025/2026 Business Plan. An overview of the current financial situation was given followed by an overview of the involvement of WLDC Staff in Market Street Renewal. It was explained that the Committee was being asked to approved changes to WLDC Staff roles. The Monitoring Officer outlined the recommendations and invited questions from Members of the Committee.

Note:           Cllr Rollings and Cllr Young left the meeting at 9.02pm

With no comments or questions, and having been proposed, seconded, and voted on, it was unanimously

RESOLVED that

a)    the contents of the Business Plan 2025/26 provided in Appendix 1 be noted; and

b)    the creation of a new company director post be approved; and

c)    Mr Alan Bowley be approved into the newly created Director Post; and

d)    Mr Comie Campbell be approved as the Company Secretary; and

e)    Mr Peter Davy be approved as the Council’s shareholder representative on the company board.

Note:            The S151 Officer and Interim Director of Operational and Commercial Services returned to the Chamber at 9.05pm following the Market Street Renewal Ltd – 2025/2026 Business Plan item.