Dorset Council offices in Dorchester DORSET Council is to carry out a review of the way it operates – but that may take another three years with no changes possible before the 2024 election. The decision may fire the starting gun on a public referendum to bring about faster change to the system. For that to happen it will require almost 15,000 signatures to start a referendum, which could cost £500,000. The 47-25 decision calls for an investigation and a vote on either the cabinet or committee system which will tie the next council to whichever system is chosen. A move one councillor, Gary Suttle, described as unfair on the incoming council and showing “a level of arrogance that our opinion is more important than those who succeed us .
Dorset Council rejects calls for democracy at bad tempered meeting (and refuses to debate north Dorchester scheme)
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Dorset Council rejects calls for committee system at bad tempered meeting (and can t debate north Dorchester scheme)
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Business support grants are automatically being paid by Dorset Council to qualifying businesses. All businesses that successfully applied for the local restriction support grant addendum for the second lockdown will receive payments and do not need to go through an application process to receive funding. The council has sent emails to 3,500 businesses to confirm they will receive two payments next week. Qualifying businesses include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality. Councillor Gary Suttle, Dorset Council portfolio holder for finance, commercial and capital strategy, said: Lockdown and the pandemic continue to have a severe impact on businesses so we re working hard to get this much-needed support out to them as quickly as possible, without the need for more form filling.