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    We've done this to death many times.

    It's not that the Council is controlled by officers, the officers are the "professionals" - as in the planning officers, the legal team etc. but policy on a range of subjects is set by the members.
    The only department/subject that is completely controlled by an officer, is tourism; there may be one or two others, but that is the one that I know of.

    Paul W and his Cabinet set the policies, then some go to Full Council for endorsement, some decisions are made by the Cabinet, then it is policy and the officers put them into practice.




    Roger

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