Issue - meetings

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Resources concerning proposals for public consultation on the new executive arrangements which the Council is required to adopt by 31 December 2009, in accordance with the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (LGPIH 2007).

Agreed in order to comply with legislative requirements and to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority of ‘Fair and Respectful’ to

(i)  Reaffirm the previous decision taken at the Annual Assembly in May 2007 to retain the existing Executive arrangements on the basis of continuing to use the prescribed Leader and Cabinet model;

(ii)  Consider applying to the preferred option the additional provision of the power to remove the Leader during his/her term of office through a vote of no confidence taken at the Assembly;

(iii)  The proposals for public consultation on the preferred and other option as detailed in section 5 of the report; and

(iv)  Note that in line with legislative requirements, a report will be presented to a specially convened meeting of the Assembly on 9 December 2009 seeking a resolution to formally adopt the new arrangements which will become effective immediately after the May 2010 municipal elections.