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# Points system could be introduced to decide which events Lichfield District Council’s civic leaders can attend
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/points-system-could-be-introduced-to-decide-which-events-lichfield-district-councils-civic-leaders-can-attend/
- Published: 2024-07-25T06:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-23T14:26:41.000Z
- Description: Civic leaders could soon have to use a new points system to decide whether they can attend functions on behalf of Lichfield District Council.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:53, News

CIVIC leaders could soon have to use a new points system to decide whether they can attend functions on behalf of Lichfield District Council.

The local authority’s cabinet will discuss a report recommending a change to the current matrix.

Under the new proposals, events would be allocated between one and five points – with only those invites reaching the top score would be accepted.

But anything scoring four points could be attended at the discretion of the chair and civic officer.

A report from Cllr Steve Norman, chair of the overview and scrutiny committee, said:

> “In September 2023, the committee reviewed the civic matrix function and agreed that the matrix was not working effectively in its current form.  
>  
> “Members suggested a points system instead and established a task and finish group to examine further how this may work.”

The task group has also recommended that the chair and vice-chair continue to receive funding for clothing, with a proposed maximum being put forward of £200.

The changes to the current civic events matrix will be discussed at a meeting of Lichfield District Council’s cabinet on 30th July.