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Conservatives Secure Change to
Constitution
Councillor
David Stevens:
“enhanced powers for the Corporate,
Community and
External Affairs Panel”
See Evening Post report
Reading, 25
June 2008:
Reading
Borough Conservatives are pleased to
announce that at the meeting of full
council on 24 June, their motion was
passed to extend the call-in powers of
the Corporate, Community and External
Affairs (CCEA) Panel.
The council
agreed to amend the Constitution of
Reading Borough Council following a
proposal by the Conservative Chairman of
the CCEA, Cllr David Stevens, to give
the CCEA the increased power to refer up
to one third or 4 (whichever is the
higher) of the decisions taken back to
the Cabinet for reconsideration or to
the full council.
Cllr
Stevens said, “Given the new political
landscape of the council, the role of
the CCEA is vitally important in holding
the Cabinet to account. It is a role
that has been little-used in recent
years. This amendment to the
Constitution will assist the panel in
holding
the Executive to account and ensure
the
efficient use of taxpayer’s money for
the provision of council services. My
aim is to see the highest quality
services provided at the best value for
money.”
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