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In accordance with the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) Regulations 2000, Adur District Council has published the number of local government electors required for determining the validity of positions received under these regulations.
The regulations make provision for the holding of a referendum where at least 5% of the local government electors in any authority's area (Adur District in this case), petition the authority for the holding of a referendum on the question of whether the authority should operate executive arrangements (which involve a Mayor) under the provisions of the Local Government Act 2000. The 5% figure for the period ending on 15 February 2008 for Adur District is 2,374 electors.
This number will have effect for the purposes of determining the validity of petition(s) received between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008.
The background to this requirement is to be found in the Local Government Act 2000, which requires authorities to adopt one of three (four, where in the case of Adur there is a population of less than 85,000) models of decision-making as follows :
- Leader with Cabinet
- Elected Mayor with Cabinet
For council's with a population of less than 85,000:
- Streamlined Committee System
Adur District Council has been operating under the Streamlined Committee System since June 2001. Following public consultation in 2007 the Council recently resolved to adopt the Cabinet and Leader system of decision making, which has now been in place since May 2008.
There are statutory requirements for a local authority to hold a referendum about the form of the executive to be adopted, where it has received a valid petition to do so.
For further information about the Local Government Act 2000, Elected Mayors or Mayoral Petitions please contact Democratic Services.
Adur District Council does not have a Mayor, but it does have a Chairman and a Leader of the Council.
