Issue - meetings

The Assistant Chief Executive introduced the report. The Committee noted that the dates for two future meetings of the Governance Reference Group had changed to 2 November and 11 December.

In response to questions the officers stated:

That the first date for a change to the council’s electoral cycle to all-out elections would be May 2026.

That a change to its decision making system would take place to co-incide with the beginning of a Municipal Year.

The Chair suggested that it may be worthwhile for the Governance Reference Group to hold a workshop in November to discuss governance options and that the Chair would suggest this to the Deputy Leader (non-statutory).

Cllr Bennett asked if the external speaker session(s) could be recorded so that other councillors could tap into the subject.

Resolved-

To agree the terms of reference of the Governance Reference Group

To note the work programme and high level timeline