40 Community Governance Review Request – Bestwood St Albans Parish Council PDF 174 KB
Report of the Service Manager, Elections and Members’ Services.
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Consideration was given to a report of the Service Manager Elections and Members’ Services which informed Council of a petition received in respect of a Community Governance Review of Bestwood St Albans Parish Council and the next steps that the Council was required to take.
RESOLVED to:
1) Note the receipt of the petition and its validity;
2) Agree to undertake a Community Governance Review of the Parish of Bestwood St Albans;
3) Agree the Terms of Reference of the review as detailed in Appendix 1, including the timetable and arrangements for public consultation
4) Agree the establishment of a cross party group of Borough Councillors to consider consultation feedback and agree draft recommendations comprising of three members of the Labour Group and two members of the Conservative Group;
5) Delegate authority to the Director of Organisational Development to finalise and publicise final draft recommendations referred to above once views of the member group have been incorporated; and
6) Note that a further report will be brought to Council next year at the conclusion of the review with final recommendations for approval.