Decision details

Governance Review

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider the findings of the Governance Review Working Group.

Decision:

The following amended recommendations proposed by Councillor Heathcoat were agreed:

 

To:

 

(a)  Request the Task Group to explore further the idea of establishing Area Committees with budgets addressing how they relate to City and District Councils;

(b)  And to give consideration to how we can better improve the work of locality groups;

(c)  Request the Chairmen of Scrutiny Committees to ensure that time is allowed in their work programmes to discuss policy development matters;

(d)  Request facilities management to draw up plans to reformat the rooms on the members’ corridor to provide some shared members facilities in place of political group rooms; and

(e)  Request that the Task Group come back to Cabinet on the implementation of these changes.

 

 

Report author: Colm Ó Caomhánaigh

Publication date: 23/01/2019

Date of decision: 22/01/2019

Decided at meeting: 22/01/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 30/01/2019

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