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Notice of Motion - Cllr A-M Barker - Review of Committee Structure
Meeting: 25/07/2019 - Council (Item 9)
Notice of Motion - Cllr A-M Barker - Review of Committee Structure. EXE19-040
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Minutes:
The next item dealt with a Notice of Motion from Councillor A-M Barker seeking the establishment of a task group to consider whether it would be beneficial to change the existing governance structure to a committee system. Councillor Bittleston introduced the recommendation of the Executive and welcomed the proposal for a review, suggesting the establishment of a six member Task Group comprising two Conservative Councillors, two Liberal Democrat Councillors, one Labour Councillor and one Independent Councillor.
RESOLVED
That (i) the Motion be supported and a Governance Review Task Group be established, comprising six Members; and
(ii) the Task Group membership for the 2019/20 Municipal Year to comprise Councillor Ashall, Councillor Aziz, Councillor Barker, Councillor Bond, Councillor Forster and Councillor Whitehand.
Meeting: 06/06/2019 - Executive (Item 6)
6 Notice of Motion - Cllr A-M Barker - Review of Committee Structure EXE19-040 
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Minutes:
At its meeting on 20 May 2019, the Council referred the following Notice of Motion to the Executive for consideration.
Councillor A-M Barker
“Council notes that
The Localism Act 2011 gave local authorities power to choose the committee system over their current system of governance and that the modern committee system may offer advantages over the current Strong Leader and Executive model.
Council supports
The setting up of a task group to consider whether it would be beneficial to the Council to move to a committee system.”
Councillor Barker attended the meeting and spoke in support of the Motion. Councillor Barker commented that a move to a modern committee system would increase transparency and involve more Councillors in decision making. The Executive was supportive of reviewing the current Strong Leader and Executive model and was in favour of forming a task group to explore the advantages and disadvantages of the Council moving to a committee system. It was suggested that the task group consist of two Conservatives, two Liberal Democrats, one Labour and one Independent and that names be put forward at Council on 25 July 2019.
RECOMMENDED to Council
That the Motion be supported.