Local Government Matters: A Councillor Seat on the Federal Conference Committee

Cllr Callum Robertson; Aide: Cllr Hannah Kitching; Hall Aide: Duncan Brack.

Submitted by: ALDC
Mover: Cllr Darryl Smalley
Summation: Cllr Lucy Nethsingha

In Article 11 "The Federal Conference Committee", under 11.2 "The Conference Committee shall consist of ", insert new subsection e)

as follows:

e)    A principal local authority councillor, elected by principal local authority councillors of the Party from among their own number (including, for both purposes, Police and Crime Commissioners and directly-elected Mayors).

Applicability: Federal.

Mover: 5 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate, see pages 10-11 of the agenda. You can submit a speaker's card online here or in person.

The deadline for amendments to this motion is 13.00 Monday 2 March; you can submit amendments online here, see pages 8 of the agenda for more information. Those selected for debate will be printed in Conference Extra and Saturday’s Conference Daily. The deadline for requests for separate votes is 09.00 Thursday 12 March; you can request separate votes here, see page 9 of the agenda for more information.

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The existing text of the Federal Constitution may be found at libdems.org.uk/federal-constitution