107 Recommendation from Constitution Committee - Crewe Community Governance Review PDF 61 KB
To consider the recommendations of the Constitution Committee.
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The recommendations of the Constitution Committee in respect of the Crewe Community Governance Review were submitted.
The Chairman of the Constitution Committee reported that he would be proposing that consideration of this matter be briefly deferred until the next full Council meeting and explained the reasons for this as follows :-
Council was to be asked to agree a second round of consultation, based upon the creation of a Parish Council for Crewe, this having 16 Parish Councillors, representing wards which would mirror the existing borough ward boundaries.
Elections would take place as soon as practicably possible, after conclusion of the second stage of public consultation, forming part of the Community Governance Review and it was hoped that it might be possible to combine them with the Police Commissioners Elections, in November 2012. However, these recommendations were based on advice and information from a number of sources and Counsel’s advice had been sought, in an attempt to bring clarity to a range of issues, including whether it was practicable for any elections to be combined with the Police Commissioners elections. This was felt to be particularly important, not just in respect of the Crewe Community Governance Review, but also in terms of the various options which would apply to the forthcoming Macclesfield Community Governance Review.
Counsel’s advice had been received during the preceding two working days and it was considered important for this to be properly absorbed and fully understood, before Council was asked to make a decision on the matters in question. The advice received was complex and further clarity was likely to be needed from Counsel on a number of issues.
RESOLVED
1. That Consideration of the recommendations of the Constitution Committee be deferred.
2. That the meeting of the Community Governance Review Sub Committee, scheduled to take place on 27th April 2012, give urgent consideration to Counsel’s advice.
3. That a special meeting of the Constitution Committee be convened to make recommendations to the 16th May meeting of Council on this matter.