Marathon sittings feared
Compressing all its business into a marathon monthly sitting could turn the North Canterbury Catchment Board into a rubber stamp, the board heard recently. Mr D. D. Webster said, that he was worried about a proposal to streamline the board’s work by holding its monthly board 'meeting and three committee meetings on one day. Committees discussed topics in more depth than was possible at board level, and he did not want the board rushing into a major decision which could make it a “rubber stamp." Other board members had divided feelings. They voted seven to five for a more detailed staff report on the proposal. A move to set up a sub-committee to consider other timetabling options was narrowlv beaten. Mr R. W. Orant said that a cool, well ventilated board room would be needed if members were to stay awake through an all-day session.
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