Description
The committee resolved to recommend to Council that the term ‘Chairman’ be replaced by ‘Chair’ and to include a note in the Constitution interpreting legislative references to ‘Chairman’ as ‘Chair’ for equality and diversity purposes.
Individual Votes
No individual votes recorded.
Related decisions
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- Approval of committee minutes and signing by Chairman(Approved)
- Committee to review Local Government Act 1972 terminology and add to work programme(Approved)
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