Decision details
Establishment Structure in Governance
Decision Maker: Democratic Services Committee,
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
The Member Engagement Manager and Committee Officer withdrew from the meeting at this point.
The Chief Officer Governance introduced a report proposing changes to the structure within Democratic Services. He answered questions from members of the Committee and it was resolved that the proposed structure for Democratic Services be approved.
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Committee confirmed that in its opinion the proposed structure will ensure adequate resources for the provision of democratic services and it was therefore recommended to full Council;
(b) That the Democratic Services Committee designated the Democratic Services Manager post as the Statutory Head of Democratic Services;
(c) That the Committee recommended Full Council should transfer to the Democratic Services Manager the powers of the Democracy & Governance Manager as set out in paragraph 1.12; and
(d) That a report be brought back in 6 months on the levels of support for
committees and how well the proposed structure is working in practice.
Report author: Gareth Owens
Publication date: 29/06/2016
Date of decision: 29/06/2016
Decided at meeting: 29/06/2016 - Democratic Services Committee