cornfed_pig Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Sheffield Council is going to consult on passing all council powers into the hands of one single person: http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sys_upl/templates/PT_Directory/PT_Directory_details.asp?esLtr=ALL&ItemId=80268&action=Display&pgid=131107&tid=154&DirectoryKeywords=&OrderDir=DESC&OrderFld= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Chaos Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Crikes, now sheffield really is going to go downhill,we are all doomed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_N Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 And what ever approach Sheffield takes, Rotherham are going to be following suit! Barnsley have stated they are keeping the existing system in place as at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 it wont be just one person, he/she/it will have a cabinet to help mess things up. doncaster's record on mayors hasn't been particularly sparkling, i'm not sure about other cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Idler Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Don't worry, Peter Davies' antics as Elected Mayor of Doncaster should be enough to put the people of South Yorkshire off elected Mayors for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Sheffield Council is going to consult on passing all council powers into the hands of one single person: http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sys_upl/templates/PT_Directory/PT_Directory_details.asp?esLtr=ALL&ItemId=80268&action=Display&pgid=131107&tid=154&DirectoryKeywords=&OrderDir=DESC&OrderFld= Not all powers. Sheffield Forum couldl be a great place to debate this so lets wait for some facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilburrUK Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I despair. Who wrote that news release? You'd think they could find someone with a basic grasp of how to string a few sentences together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornfed_pig Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 I despair. Who wrote that news release? You'd think they could find someone with a basic grasp of how to string a few sentences together. It looks like it's been written by somebody who doesn't really like one of the options. It says Doncaster's got a Mayor. Oh yes. So, does Sheffield want to be like Doncaster then? Or Hangus the Monkey in Hartlepool. Or RoboCop in Middlesborough. No, I don't like the idea of the council been run by one person with nine of his mates. Keep the current system. Well, maybe get rid of some of the councillors, there's too many. And why do we have to keep voting for them every year. My family in north yorkshire don't have polititians running after then all the time asking them to vote for them, they only get pestered every four years. I get pestered several times a year! I asked on last year why he was pesterinhg me instead of doing the job my taxes should be paying him to do. He said that if he didn't get his friend elected he might loose his own seat next year. I ant my councillor in the town hall doing the job I've paid him to do, not spending all his time worrying about loosing next year because his mate might loose this year. Sorry, bit of a rant came on there. I got logged off and had to try and remember everything I'd typed previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forumer Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 It looks like it's been written by somebody who doesn't really like one of the options. It says Doncaster's got a Mayor. Oh yes. So, does Sheffield want to be like Doncaster then? Or Hangus the Monkey in Hartlepool. Or RoboCop in Middlesborough. No, I don't like the idea of the council been run by one person with nine of his mates. Keep the current system. Well, maybe get rid of some of the councillors, there's too many. And why do we have to keep voting for them every year. My family in north yorkshire don't have polititians running after then all the time asking them to vote for them, they only get pestered every four years. I get pestered several times a year! I asked on last year why he was pesterinhg me instead of doing the job my taxes should be paying him to do. He said that if he didn't get his friend elected he might loose his own seat next year. I ant my councillor in the town hall doing the job I've paid him to do, not spending all his time worrying about loosing next year because his mate might loose this year. Sorry, bit of a rant came on there. I got logged off and had to try and remember everything I'd typed previously. Then you'd be complaining that you never see them. I think elections by thirds (three times out of every four years) is good. It keeps them in touch with local people and allows local people to have more influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sova Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 JUst for your information, the the Lib Dems who currently control the council aren't particularly in favour of the idea of having an elected mayor. Paul Scriven has said he would prefer to keep the system similar to how it is, to allow the leader (that's him, obviously) to be more accountable to elected councillors. The reason this has come up is because central government has asked local government to look into making changes to how the system works. Quite correctly, the Sheffield City Council is therefore asking people what they think, and will act on that, possibly putting it to a vote in the future. This is just a consultation now though, so register the fact you're against it and you might never hear of it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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