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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

CORPORATE SERVICES OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

REFERENCE FROM CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REVIEW GROUP

 

1.1        The Corporate Governance review Group held their first meeting on the 24th of July, the group was disappointed that there is no representation from the Conservative Group. Members of the review group stated that they wanted the review to be objective and in the interest of achieving this aim it was important that all political groups are represented on the review group.

1.2        The initial scope of the review has been agreed as:

To review the governance model and identify the advantages and disadvantages of returning to the committee system and make appropriate recommendations. This review will include examining alternative governance arrangements excluding the mayor model of governance.

The review will consider the present scrutiny arrangements and the role of back bench members.

1.3    Recommended: That the Conservative Group be requested to nominate a Member to be part of the Corporate Governance Review group.