Issue - meetings
Governance Arrangements
Meeting: 27/01/2021 - Democracy and General Purposes Committee (Item 163)
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Minutes:
The Head of Policy, Communications and Governance introduced the report and explained that over five years had passed since changing the governance system to the current committee model, and so another change could be made. If a change was decided upon, it would need to be implemented at the Council’s annual meeting; May 2021 or May 2022.
Debate took place around the benefits of both Committee and Cabinet systems of governance.
It was argued that in Cabinet arrangements, decision-making would be more efficient and effective as well as providing greater accountability for the decisions made. Examples were given of good decision-making within the Cabinet system, with reference to Committees which had not worked so well.
RESOLVED: That Option Three as set out in the report, whereby the status quo is retained and the Council continues with the Committee system, be agreed.