By Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
County Hall representatives will consider plans for a radical shake-up of the Isle of Wight Council tomorrow (Wednesday).
Full Council tomorrow (Wednesday) evening is due to decide whether to approve a draft constitution setting out a new committee system of governance to replace the authority’s current cabinet model.
Councillors agreed to move to a committee system at an extraordinary full council meeting on May 1, 2024, with plans scheduled to take effect from May this year.
Most local authorities have a cabinet system where full council elects a leader who appoints and chairs a panel of executive councillors who meet regularly and can rapidly make decisions, according to national body the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Councillor Hub.
The cabinet model also includes a system of overview and scrutiny where councillors not part of the cabinet can closely examine decision-making.
Councils that operate under a committee model, for example Bristol City Council and Sheffield City Council, have a variety of committees which look after different areas of policy.
Under this system, more councillors are actively involved in making decisions but decision-making can take longer, the LGA has said.
Full Council’s meeting will begin at County Hall at 6pm.
Isle of Wight Observer