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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

GENERAL PURPOSES GROUP

13 JULY 2009

REFERENCE FROM COUNCIL

1.        WHOLE AND PARTIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS REVIEW

1.1          The Council, at its meeting held on 24 June 2009, considered the report of the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee regarding whole and partial council elections.  A copy of this report has been circulated to all Members.

1.2      The Council agreed:-

  (i)    That the Council agrees to go out to consultation on implementing whole council elections for the Borough Council of Maidstone;

           (ii)   That the General Purposes Group be authorised to determine the consultation to be used in (i) above;

  (iii)  That the Cabinet be requested to fund the consultation agreed by the General Purposes Group; and

           (iv)  That the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services continue to review methods of improving voter turnout.

1.3      RECOMMENDED: 

1.3.1   That the General Purposes Group consider the arrangements for the consultation exercise to be undertaken on the matter of moving to whole council elections.