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Journey by Journey => Bristol (WECA) Commuters => Topic started by: infoman on October 15, 2021, 06:35:46



Title: WECA meeting four councils not gonna turn up
Post by: infoman on October 15, 2021, 06:35:46
on friday 15 october,something to do with the four councils not happy WECA.


Title: Re: WECA meeting four councils not gonna turn up
Post by: Bmblbzzz on October 15, 2021, 10:23:10
You might be referring to this: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/leaked-letter-reveals-power-struggle-between-regions-leaders/
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A leaked letter penned by the region’s four council leaders has revealed a power struggle with metro mayor Dan Norris, with claims that recent decisions may be “unlawful”.


The correspondence, signed by the elected heads of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset councils, accused Norris of exercising a power of veto at last month’s West of England joint committee that he is not entitled to.

An accompanying note agreed by all four local authorities’ monitoring officers, who provide legal advice, says this would “arguably amount to maladministration” and that the decisions could even be challenged in court because they went beyond the committee’s authority.


Title: Re: WECA meeting four councils not gonna turn up
Post by: Red Squirrel on October 15, 2021, 10:58:00
All very dispiriting.


Title: Re: WECA meeting four councils not gonna turn up
Post by: Bmblbzzz on October 15, 2021, 12:37:58
It doesn't bode well for cooperation in the long term. Or even short term. There is also the irony of seeing Bristol's directly elected mayor talking about circumventing the WECA directly elected mayor, when some of the city's council are saying they wish they could do the same with him.


Title: Re: WECA meeting four councils not gonna turn up
Post by: Lee on October 15, 2021, 17:29:38
I have been informed that the meeting ran smoothly, and the WECA Bus Service Improvement Plan (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=25561.0) (which was the bit I had my eye on) was officially signed off.



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