Como você deseja que o Conselho da Cidade do Liverpool seja executado? Essa é a pergunta que os moradores enfrentam quando o conselho lança uma consulta sobre se a posição atual do prefeito deve ser substituída por um modelo de líder e gabinete ou modelo de comitê ... ou ser mantido como está! Um conselheiro nomeia um gabinete, que pode ser composto de qualquer conselheiro que o prefeito goste. Os conselhos que administram este modelo incluem: Liverpool, Bristol, Salford e Leicester. Os conselhos que administram este modelo incluem: Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds e Newcastle. Os conselhos que executam este modelo incluem: Maidstone, Brighton e Hove e (
The council has launched a website which goes into detail on the current Mayoral model, as well as the alternatives:
- Mayor and Cabinet model – A directly elected Mayor, who is not a councillor, then appoints a cabinet, which can be composed of whichever councillors the Mayor likes. Councils running this model include: Liverpool, Bristol, Salford, and Leicester.
- Leader and Cabinet model – The leader of the council is a councillor, and is selected by the other councillors, rather that in a direct election by the citizens. Councils running this model include: Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, and Newcastle.
- Committee Model – Power is held by, collectively, the ‘full council’ (rather than a single, executive ‘leader’) and most decisions are delegated to specialist committees made up of councillors and/or council officers. Councils running this model include: Maidstone, Brighton and Hove, and ( após um referendo em 2021) Sheffield. Nossa confiança em líderes eleitos diretamente e nosso apetite pela mudança. Em seguida, tomará a decisão final sobre a alteração do sistema atual, levando em consideração as respostas de consulta. Se uma alteração for acordada, entraria em vigor nas eleições locais em maio de 2023.
The decision on which model of governance Liverpool City Council follows is perhaps the largest shake-up in power since the post of Mayor was introduced in 2012. There is no single ‘right answer’ here, and the choice made by the people of Liverpool will reveal both our trust in directly elected leaders, and our appetite for change.
The consultation runs from Monday 28th March 2022 to Monday 20th June 2022, and everyone who lives in Liverpool is invited to have their say, via the “Our Way Forward” website.
Once the consultation has closed, its results will be reported to a Full Council meeting, and the councillors will then make the final decision on whether to change the current system, taking the consultation responses into account. If a change is agreed, it would take effect from the local elections in May 2023.
O Conselho havia planejado originalmente realizar um referendo sobre a escolha, no mesmo dia que as eleições locais de maio de 2022 do Reino Unido. No entanto, depois que foi revelado que o Liverpool estaria pulando as eleições de 2022 deste ano (como resultado das mudanças de limite e mudam para eleições em 4 anos de "tudo" para os conselheiros locais, recomendados por o referente de devastamento do governo. Ontem), rendering a stand-alone referendum financially impossible, it was replaced with the three month consultation that launched yesterday. As respostas devem ser enviadas até 20 de junho de 2022.
Engage strongly encourages everyone to take part in the consultation, either online via liverpoolourwayforward.com, or by requesting a paper form from: Electoral Services, Liverpool City Council, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1AH. Responses must be submitted by 20th June 2022.
