A council has agreed a radical shake up in the way it conducts its business.
Wealden District Council is to abandon its traditional committee system for a new style of management based around a council leader and an executive Cabinet.
Councillors made the decision after seeing the results of a consultation process which involved more than 6,000 individuals and organisations across the district.
Most of those who expressed a preference said they would prefer a leader with an executive to a directly-elected mayor with a Cabinet or council manager.
Council leader Rupert Thornely-Taylor said: "There was a clear message from the public that they would prefer a system run by a leader and executive."
Wealden must submit proposals for re-organisation to Secretary of State John Prescott.
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