The Head of Policy,
Communications and Governance introduced the report which was
brought to the Committee following the motion to review governance
arrangements approved at the Annual Council Meeting. When reviewed
previously, a working group was formed to develop the new
arrangements and this was the preferred
option for the current review as it offered more flexibility to
meet more often. It was explained that extra resource may be
required to support with the development of a new Constitution, and
for support from the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny. If the
Committee agreed that extra resource would be required, this would
need to be approved by the Policy and Resources
Committee.
The Committee discussed option
2, the formation of a working group, as the preferred route to
developing the new governance arrangements, with regular progress
reports presented back to the Committee. It was felt that all
Members should be invited to take part in the working group
meetings in order to enhance
collaboration, but that a core membership should be appointed from
the Committee.
The Head of Policy,
Communications and Governance informed the Committee that
all-Member workshops had previously taken place to ensure every
Member had opportunities to input, which could be arranged for the
current review.
RESOLVED: That a working group be formed to develop the new executive
arrangements, appointed from Committee Members, and to include the
Chairman, two further Members from the Conservative Group, one
Member from the Liberal Democrat Group and one Member from the
Labour Group.