The
Committee considered the report of Mr Sam Bailey, the Democratic
and Administration Manager, which set out the legal powers that the
Council had for appointing Honorary Aldermen as well as a suggested
selection framework.
It was
noted that Councillor Harper had requested that this report be
brought before the Committee for consideration.
Members
made the following comments:-
·
That there should be a nomination process.
·
That the suggested timescale of 8 years was not
enough and it should be 12 or 16 years.
·
That an automatic qualification of 8 years could
lead to a large number of ex-Councillors becoming Honorary
Aldermen.
·
That further consideration was required to enable an
informed decision.
RESOLVED: That a meeting be
held to take into account issues raised by Members and that a
criterion for the appointment of an Alderman/Alderwoman be produced
and firm proposals be brought back to the Committee.
Voting
Unanimous