WECA meeting four councils not gonna turn up

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[infoman]

on friday 15 october,something to do with the four councils not happy WECA^» (West of England Combined Authority - about).

[Bmblbzzz]

You might be referring to this: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/leaked-letter-reveals-power-struggle-between-regions-leaders/

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.

[Red Squirrel]

All very dispiriting.

[Bmblbzzz]

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^» (West of England Combined Authority - about) directly elected mayor, when some of the city's council are saying they wish they could do the same with him.

[Lee]

I have been informed that the meeting ran smoothly, and the WECA^» (West of England Combined Authority - about) Bus Service Improvement Plan (which was the bit I had my eye on) was officially signed off.