Jonny B

Having committees made up proportionally of members of different parties relative to their numbers in the council would be better than 100% from one party (and a small group of them). It would widen debate, get more and varying voices heard and give our representatives a chance to put our views. What's not to like?

Most councillors, including most Labour councillors, have no say in council policy or decision making. That is in the hands of only TEN people. So if you don't live in Burngreave, Birley, Park and Arbourthorne, Nether Edge, Walkley, Darnall, Southey or Gleadless Valley YOUR councillor has little say in decision making in Sheffield. The idea of It's Our City is to allow ALL COUNCILLORS to have more say, and to represent their constituents (ie those of us who don't live in that handful of wards, which is most of us) more effectively. ---------- Post added 27-08-2018 at 17:23 ---------- Under a committee system the committees would still be made up of elected councillors - it's just that more of them would be directly involved in decision making, which means that more Sheffielders would be directly represented by their chosen councillors.

If you don't live in Burngreave, Birley, Park and Arbourthorne, Nether Edge, Walkley, Darnall, Southey or Gleadless Valley YOUR councillor has little say in decision making in Sheffield. It's Our City aims to change this so that everyone is heard.