Decision - Change to a Committee System of Governance
Decision details
Change to a Committee System of Governance
Decision Maker: Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
The Council considered a report from the Group Head of Corporate Governance on a change to a Committee System of Governance. She outlined the background to the change in governance arrangements, the proposed Committee structure, the role of the Leader and Deputy Leader and the transitional arrangements.
It was moved by Councillor H. Harvey and seconded by Councillor O. Rybinski that the Council resolves to:
1. cease operating the existing Leader and Cabinet form of governance and implement a Committee System model of governance to take effect from the Annual Council Meeting on the 27 May 2021;
2. adopt the transitional arrangements as set out in this report; and
3. authorise the Group Head of Corporate Governance to make the necessary changes to those parts of the Constitution not presented in the recommendations from the Member’s Code of Conduct Committee, in respect of references to the Cabinet to the relevant Committee and from the Leader and Deputy to the Committee Chair and Vice-Chair as appropriate.
Councillor I.T.E. Harvey called for a recorded vote on the motion.
The voting was as follows:
FOR (34)
J.R. Boughtflower, M.M. Attewell, C. Barnard, C. Barratt, R.O. Barratt, C. Bateson, I.J. Beardsmore, S. Buttar, R. Chandler, J.H. Doerfel, J.T. Doran, S.M. Doran, R.D. Dunn, S.A. Dunn, T. Fidler, M. Gibson, K. Grant, A.C. Harman, H. Harvey, N. Islam, T. Lagden, V.J. Leighton, M.J. Madams, A.J. Mitchell, L.E. Nichols, R. Noble, O. Rybinski, D. Saliagopoulos, J.R. Sexton, R.W. Sider, V. Siva, R.A. Smith-Ainsley, B.B. Spoor, J. Vinson.
ABSTAIN (2)
A. Brar, I.T.E. Harvey
The motion was carried.
Resolved to:
1. cease operating the existing Leader and Cabinet form of governance and implement a Committee System model of governance to take effect from the Annual Council Meeting on the 27 May 2021;
2. adopt the transitional arrangements as set out in this report; and
3. authorise the Group Head of Corporate Governance to make the necessary changes to those parts of the Constitution not presented in the recommendations from the Member’s Code of Conduct Committee, in respect of references to the Cabinet to the relevant Committee and from the Leader and Deputy to the Committee Chair and Vice-Chair as appropriate.
Report author: Victoria Statham
Publication date: 09/04/2021
Date of decision: 25/03/2021
Decided at meeting: 25/03/2021 - Council
Accompanying Documents:
- Committee System resolution report PDF 313 KB
- App A - Committee System Report - Council 22 Oct 2020 PDF 392 KB
- App B - Committee System Report - Council 10 Dec 2020 PDF 152 KB
- App C - Proposed Committee System Structure - Council 10 Dec 2020 PDF 153 KB
- App D - Revised Committee System Structure - Council 25 March 2020 PDF 162 KB
- App E - Newspaper notice and details document PDF 392 KB