Meeting documents

To consider a report of the Corporate Manager, Democratic & Electoral Services.

The Brief holder for Corporate Affairs and Continuous Improvement introduced the report which set out the final recommendations for the creation of a Parish Council for Weymouth.

Cllr Hamilton proposed, Cllr Kimber seconded an amendment to recommendation (b) "that the report be considered by Policy Development Committee instead of the Steering Group for Democratic Improvement Group.

On being put to the vote the amendment was LOST.

It was proposed by Cllr Reed, seconded by Cllr Cant.

Decision:

a)    That the final recommendations for a new Parish Council for Weymouth summarised below, and set out in detail in the proposals document with supporting information at Appendix 2, be agreed with a view to establishing a new Parish Council at the same time as any new Unitary Council for Dorset, but the matter is not progressed further unless the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government announces a decision regarding local government reorganisation that would result in the Borough Council being abolished:

·           The creation of a single Parish Council covering the Weymouth area.

·           The name of the proposed new Parish Council will be Weymouth Town Council.

·           The first election to the proposed new Parish Council to be in 2019 and then every fourth year thereafter, or at such other time specified in any Structural Change Order made by the Minister for Housing; Communities and Local Government;

·           The number of councillors to be elected to the proposed new Parish Council (Council size) will be 29;

·           The proposed new parish will be divided into 12 wards for the purposes of electing councillors;

·           The boundaries of the wards of the proposed new Council will be as Page 51indicated on the maps attached at Appendix A to the proposed recommendation document, and follow the boundaries of the Borough Council Wards;

·           The name of the proposed Wards and the number of Councillors to be elected to the proposed wards is as indicated at Appendix B to the proposed recommendation document and replicate the names of the existing Borough Wards; and

b)    Should the Secretary of State make a decision as detailed in a) above, that the Group Leaders (or a substitute) be tasked with producing proposals, including a draft Reorganisation Order, for consideration by the Steering Group for Democratic Improvement prior to Management Committee, then Full Council.