Decision details

To ratify the Council’s membership, and arrangements for the operation and governance and of the Leeds City Region (LCR) Business Rates Pool for 2022/23.

RESOLVED –

1)      That approval be given to the Council’s membership of the Leeds City Region Business rates pool for 2022/2023.

2)      That the revoking of the existing North and West Yorkshire Pool on 31 March 2022 be noted.

3)      That approval be given to the formation of a new joint committee to oversee the operation of the Leeds City Region Pool for 2022/2023.

4)      That the draft terms of reference and memorandum of understanding (governance) agreements for the Leeds City Region Pool Joint Committee, as set out at Appendices A and B of the report, be noted.

5)      That authority be delegated to the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning), in conjunction with the Service Director (Finance), to sign any documents relating to the Leeds City Region business rates Pool Joint Committee.