Issue - meetings

At its meeting on Thursday 3 May 2018 the Boundary Review Panel made the following recommendation to the Annual Council:

RECOMMENDATION TO THE ANNUAL COUNCIL

(1)  That the community governance review of Chichester City Council be approved, based on Chichester City Council’s proposals to:

(i)          re-ward the City Council to ensure co-terminosity with the district wards;

and

(ii)         reduce the number of Chichester City Council members from 20 to 18.

(2)  That Chichester District Council writes to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to request its approval that the above changes take place with effect from the May 2019 election.

The Annual Council considered a recommendation made to it by the Boundary Review Panel (BRevP) at its meeting on Thursday 3 May 2018. The recommendation appeared on the face of the agenda.  

Mr Ridd (Chairman of the BRevP) formally moved the recommendation and this was seconded by Mr McAra (Vice-Chairman of the BRevP).

Mr Ridd said that eight responses to the second consultation had been received, seven of which were very positive in favour of the outcome now being recommended by the BRevP.  

Mr Plowman referred to the immense amount of hard work which had been undertaken to achieve co-terminosity and he commended the solution achieved.

Decision

On a show of hands the members present voted unanimously in favour of the BRevP’s recommendation with no votes against or abstentions.   

RESOLVED

(1)  That the community governance review of Chichester City Council be approved based on the Chichester City Council’s proposals to:

(a)  Re-ward the City Council to ensure co-terminosity with the Chichester District Council wards and

(b)  Reduce the number of Chichester City Council members from 20 to 18.

(2)  That Chichester District Council writes to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to request its approval that the above changes take place with effect from the May 2019 election.