Lib Dems Call for Public Seat on Rec Trust

5.00.57pm BST (GMT +0100) Thu 8th May 2008

Cllr Andy Furse has called for the people of Bath to be represented on the Rec trust

At the Council AGM tonight, Councillor Andy Furse (Lib Dem, Kingsmead) will move a suggested amendment to the Council's Constitution to create a seat for a Bath resident on the Bath Recreation Ground Trust.

The amendment reads as follows:

Insert new paragraph 2.11 to the Recommendation as follows:

2.11 Recommend that the Leader of the Council amend the terms of reference of the Bath Recreation Ground Trust, as set out in Appendix 2, as follows:

Membership

Any three members of the Cabinet not necessarily in political proportion and a co-opted member resident of Bath in a non-voting capacity.

Reason

This will enable the residents of Bath to be represented in the decision making process on Trust issues.

Councillor Furse said, "I believe that having a resident representative on the Trust (which is a Committee of the Council) will provide greater transparency and promote accountability. It will also assist the Trust in its responsibility to act in the interests of Bath residents - recognising that the Rec was conveyed to the Mayor, Aldermen and citizens of Bath, for the Corporation to administer in Feb 1956."