Community Governance Review - Reduction in the Number of Councillors for Woolbeding with Redford Parish Council
At its meeting on 6 July 2017 the Boundary Review Panel made the following recommendation to the Council at this meeting.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL
That following a community governance review consultation there be a reduction in the number of parish councillors on Woolbeding with Redford Parish Council from seven to five members.
Minutes:
The Council considered the second of four recommendations relating to community governance reviews (CGR) made to it by the Boundary Review Panel (BRevP) at its meeting on 6 July 2017, the text of which was set out on the face of the agenda (copy attached to the official minutes).
At Mrs Hamilton’s invitation the recommendation was proposed by Mr J Ridd, the BRevP chairman and seconded by Mr G V McAra, the BRevP vice-chairman.
Mr Ridd presented the recommendation. He briefly summarised the reasons why Woolbeding with Redford Parish Council considered that having regard to its very small electorate of 121 a reduction in the number of councillors was justified. A CGR had been undertaken. The BRevP had agreed with the rationale of the request and having regard to the outcome of the CGR it supported the requested reduction.
There was no discussion of this item.
Mrs Hamilton proposed that the recommendation on the face of the agenda be the subject of a vote by the Council.
Decision
The Council voted unanimously on a show of hands in favour of making the resolution set out below with no votes against or abstentions.
RESOLVED
That following a community governance review consultation there be a reduction in the number of parish councillors on Woolbeding with Redford Parish Council from seven to five members.