Composition
1. The
Working Group shall comprise of five Members and will be
politically proportionate.
Scope
2. The Working
Group is established to:
(a)
Oversee and ensure full Member involvement in and support to
officers in progressing the review of Council size and the ward
boundaries in Harlow by the Local Government Boundary Commission
for England (LGBCE).
(b) To
formulate draft recommendations to the Local Government Boundary
Commission for consideration by the Council relating to:
(i) the
total number of Members of the Council;
(ii)the number and boundaries of
electoral wards for the purposes of the election of
Councillors;
(iii) the number of Councillors to be
returned by any electoral division; and
(iv)
the name of any electoral
area.
(c) To make
recommendations to the Council on its future electoral cycle if
considered appropriate.
(d)
To advise the
Council, in consultation with officers, on proposals relating to
any wider “community governance review” of local
democratic and electoral arrangements, which emerge that are
considered relevant as a result of the current review
process.
Procedures
3. The Council Procedure Rules
will apply to meetings of the Working Group insofar as is necessary
to ensure the effective and efficient discharge of the functions of
the Working Group, as they apply to Committees and
Sub-Committees.
4. The Working Group will
appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair from amongst its
membership.
5. It is agreed that the
Working Group will be established on a task and finish basis.
Working Group business will cease upon the conclusion of the
current electoral review.
Quorum
6. The quorum shall be three
Members.
