Issue - meetings
Directly Elected Mayor - Proposed Alternative Executive Governance Arrangements
Meeting: 17/12/2015 - Council (Item 72)
This report is to inform Council of the position following the receipt of a valid petition requesting a referendum on a move to a Directly Elected Mayor and Cabinet Executive form of governance, as required by Regulations 17 (1) and (2) of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions) (England) Regulations 2011 and Regulation 4 (1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012. It sets out the arrangements for following the process required by legislation and also makes proposals for operating a Directly Elected Mayor and Cabinet Executive model in the event of a vote in favour of a directly elected mayor in the referendum. It also includes proposals relating to fees payable for the referendum and other elections.
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Additional documents:
- Directly Elected Mayor - Appx 1 PROPOSALS, item 72 PDF 396 KB
- Directly Elected Mayor - Appx 2 Scale of Fees, item 72 PDF 238 KB
- Webcast for Referendum on Proposal for Bath & North East Somerset Council to operate a Directly Elected Mayor and Cabinet Executive instead of a Leader and Cabinet Executive Model
Minutes:
The Council considered a report, deferred from 12th November meeting, setting out arrangements for the process required by legislation following receipt of a valid petition requesting a referendum on a move to a Directly Elected Mayor and Cabinet Executive form of governance. The report also made proposals for operating this type of governance model, and made reference to fees payable.
On a motion from Councillor Tim Warren, seconded by Councillor Francine Haeberling, it was
RESOLVED
1. To note the position concerning the receipt of a valid petition as set out in paragraph 5.1 of the report;
2. For the purposes of the publication of a notice required by Regulations 17(1) and (2), to approve the proposals set out in Appendix One on the operation of a Directly Elected Mayor and Cabinet Executive Model arrangements, should this model be implemented following a referendum;
3. To approve the proposals for seeking recommendations of the Independent Renumeration Panel in the event of a vote in favour of a directly elected mayor in the referendum, as set out in paragraph 5.7 of the report; and
4. To approve the fees as out in Appendix two of the report.
[Note: The motion was carried with 41 Councillors voting in favour, 0 against and 13 abstentions.]
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Meeting: 12/11/2015 - Council (Item 60)
This report is to inform Council of the position following the receipt of a valid petition requesting a referendum on a move to a Directly Elected Mayor and Cabinet Executive form of governance, as required by Regulations 17 (1) and (2) of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions) (England) Regulations 2011 and Regulation 4 (1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012. It sets out the arrangements for following the process required by legislation and also makes proposals for operating a Directly Elected Mayor and Cabinet Executive model in the event of a vote in favour of a directly elected mayor in the referendum. It also includes proposals relating to fees payable for the referendum and other elections.
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Additional documents:
- Directly Elected Mayor - Appx 1 PROPOSALS, item 60 PDF 396 KB
- Directly Elected Mayor - Appx 2 Scale of Fees, item 60 PDF 238 KB
- Webcast for Referendum on Proposal for Bath & North East Somerset Council to operate a Directly Elected Mayor and Cabinet Executive instead of a Leader and Cabinet Executive Model
Minutes:
Following adjournment of the meeting, this item was deferred until the next meeting to take place on December 17th 2015.
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