Agenda item

There were two items of urgent business:-

Kalifa Review

The Policy Chair updated Members that the Kalifa Strategic Review would be launched the following week and asked officers to circulate a summary paper to Members of this Committee with more detail.

Ward Committees

The Chairman of Finance raised an issue where he felt there was an anomaly with ward committees, where current Standing Orders do not allow the Alderman of the Ward to stand when their Common Councillor does not want to for whatever reason. The practice is for this vacancy to instead be opened up to the full Court rather than offered to the Alderman of the Ward, which seems to be counter-productive. He asked for the Policy & Resources Committee to delegate authority to the Town Clerk in consultation with the Chair and Deputy Chairman of Policy & Resources Committee to change the relevant Standing Order and get this agreed at the Court of Common Council meeting in March to get this in pace ahead of the next civic year.

The Chairman of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen then asked for time to consult with Aldermen on this proposal at an informal meeting taking place the following week.