A decision has almost been made on which seven committees will run Bristol City Council after May next year. Following the next local elections, the council will switch from being run by a directly elected mayor to a series of seven committees, with details still being decided.
A working group of councillors, responsible for designing how the council will be run, has voted to set up seven policy committees. But exactly what policy areas these seven committees will focus on is still unclear.
The group met on Friday, March 31, and were given three suggested models on how to set up the structure of the committees. These were four committees, seven or nine. The group chose seven, but left the details of what they will do up to council staff to consider in detail.
