Developing the Cooperative Economy

Developing the Cooperative Economy

Meeting for Leaders and Cooperative Leads

1130 – 1300 hours on Wednesday, 9 November 2022 – Zoom

AGENDA

Minutes of the last meeting

1. Welcome, apologies and introductions – Cllr Sharon Taylor OBE, Chair
2. Matters arising from the last meeting held on 21 July 2022
   2.1. Note on Subsidy Control – SR
   2.2. A short guide (checklist/toolkit) for Councils to develop the cooperative economy
3. Feedback on Mondragon Study Visit – Cllr John Fahy, Simon Grove-White and Jonathan Nunn
4. Feedback from Political Conferences – All
5. Outcomes from UKSPF Bids – All
6. Co-operative Development Programme from Co-operatives UK – update
7. Overcoming procurement challenges faced by Councils – update
8. Council updates – anything new since the last meeting
9. Next meeting – February 2023
10. Any Other Business
    10th Annual Conference on 23 and 24 November in Telford includes:
    • The frustrations of Procurement in delivering a cooperative agenda (Workshop) – MarkCook, Anthony Collins Solicitors
    • Cooperative Option training (Workshop) – Mark Simmonds, eCulture
    • Community Ownership Fund, assets of community value & community (Workshop) –Cooperatives UK
    • Mondragon – next steps (Workshop)
    • Bank Cambria update (Plenary) – Mark Cooper, Bank Cambria