West Bay became the latest Grand Cayman voting district to create an advisory council this week, as members of the new body were notified of their appointments Tuesday by the government.
Darlene Glidden was named as chairperson of the advisory body. Other members include Vice Chair Cora Grant-James, Secretary Ezeithamae Bodden, Treasurer Clinton Hunter, and members Carson Denny Ebanks, Ivan Farrington and Tammy Welds.
“Our meetings will be public,” Mrs. Glidden said. “The role of the council should be to hear the concerns of the people. We will be a conduit to the people.”
Mrs. Glidden said council members would need some time to get a meeting schedule worked out and decide how to proceed. She was hopeful this could happen in the coming weeks.
The district councils are mentioned in the Cayman Islands 2009 Constitution, but the document largely leaves it up to the government of the day to design and create those bodies and their operating rules. The idea is to form a citizens advisory panel in each voting district.
Council members are to provide advice and information to the elected member or members of their respective districts on a number of topics, including finance, tourism, development, immigration, public works, education, sports, culture – basically any matters that affect the district.
According to the Advisory District Councils Law, 2010, each district council would be “subject to the district of the relevant (Legislative Assembly) member”.
Exactly how many district councils exist would be determined based on how many electoral districts are formed in the Cayman Islands.
Right now, the country has six electoral districts: George Town, Bodden Town, West Bay, North Side, East End and the Sister Islands (comprising Cayman Brac and Little Cayman).
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