Issue - meetings

Members gave consideration to a report which set out recommendations from the Governance Arrangements Task and Finish Group, which had been established to undertake further detailed evaluation work into the implications of a possible move to the Leader Cabinet model, hybrid or more effective Committee System, following a resolution passed by Annual Council in 2016.

The report set out the work the Task and Finish Group had undertaken in order to be able to form their recommendations and the outcome of the high level consultation they had undertaken.

Task and Finish Group Members who were present, shared with the Committee, experiences they had had whilst undertaking their investigations.

In responding to questions, Officers confirmed that the consultation responses received had been cross party.

RESOLVED that:

(a)     the work undertaken by the Task and Finish Group be noted and accepted;

(b)     in light of the Group’s findings, it be RECOMMENDED to Council that no further work into a potential change of Governance Arrangements be undertaken for the reason’s outlined in the report; and

(c)     Officers be requested to include provision for those suggestions

          made at Section 5.3 of the report within the annual review of the

          Constitution report for further consideration by Full Council in May 2017.