Minehead BID Council Influence.

Just look how much Council influence there is at a BID Board meeting, this is a regular occurence.

All 3 councils rotate just ONE Board position, but calling themselves "Advisors" they get to muscle in on all the Board meetings deciding spending priorities.

BID is meant to be led by the businesses, not discussion influenced by the Councils for their own self interests.

A while back one business Board Director expressed concern at the number of Councillors attending, but the situation has got worse if anything.

It also looks like the BID are even breaking their own Company Articles of Association by just letting lots of 'Council Advisors' come to all the Board meetings:

"6.5 Non-voting advisors to the Board may be invited to attend Board meetings from time to time".

We get the impression they are not waiting to be invited, and every Board meeting doesn't sound like 'from time to time'!

It's already proven that the BID is giving levy payers money to at least one Council to save their own budgets. Did you vote in the BID knowing you would be saving the councils money?

BID have let you down by letting the Councils muscle in, they don't deserve your trust.