Issue - meetings

Holdings Company Update

Meeting: 11/09/2019 - Cabinet Sub-Committee (Local Authority Trading Companies' Shareholder) (Item 9)

TRADING COMPANY UPDATE

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – COMMERCIAL

 

To provide the Cabinet Sub Committee (Local Authority Trading Companies’ Shareholder) an update on the progress of setting up a trading company.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

(1)    That the content of the report entitled Trading Company Update be noted;

 

(2)    That the Service Director – Commercial be requested to investigate the status of those acting as “Directors” when the company is not yet registered.

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To keep Members informed on the progress in setting up a trading company.

 

NB: At the conclusion of consideration of the Part 2 report, the Sub-Committee returned to Part 1 to consider any recommendations (Minute 7 refers).

Minutes:

Audio Recording - The report being considered was a Part 2 report, therefore no audio recording was made.

 

The Service Director – Resources presented the report entitled Trading Company Update together with the following appendices:

 

·            Appendix A - Draft Business Case; 

·            Appendix B - Draft Articles of Association.

 

A detailed discussion took place with the following Members asking questions and taking part in the debate:

 

·            Councillor Paul Clark;

·            Councillor Ian Albert;

·            Councillor Keith Hoskins.

 

RESOLVED:

 

(1)    That the content of the report entitled Trading Company Update be noted;

 

(2)    That the Service Director – Commercial be requested to investigate the status of those acting as “Directors” when the company is not yet registered.

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To keep Members informed on the progress in setting up a trading company.

 

NB: At the conclusion of consideration of the Part 2 report, the Sub-Committee returned to Part 1 to consider any recommendations (Minute 7 refers).