Pat Ayres Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Had an argument with a commissioner the other day, I kept calling his organisation a council, he got irate. What's the difference apart from title? I always thought a council was a collective term for administrators ands a commission was a group if servants with a specific task. What is the diff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I thought its just a council and "commissioner" was just a posh way to say it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 a commission was a group of servants with a specific task. yes - the name reflects the different history of Local Goverment in the Island to that in England - originally Towns had a Captain (those of Peel and Castletown being Military captains), then the 1777 Act created High Baliffs for each of the 4 towns then as the need for local goverment grew various Boards were set up especially in Douglas (remember Boards formed part of Govt until the 1970's revision) and members Commissioned to do work - Under Loch these Town Board were elected by the rate payers but the name Commission and Commissioner stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 No difference between a Commission and a Council in Local Government terms in IOM Frances is correct that originally they were apointed persons, who were issued with a Commission. Douglas had Commissioners until the 1890's when it was incorporated into a Council with Councillors and Aldermen, at totally alien anglo saxon concept. There is no connection betweeen the term Board as used for the LGB or Board of Education oand the Town boards which were the fore runner to Commissioners The difference is between a small toen, Douglas and the equivalebt of a Parish or Rural District Council in old English terms WE stiil have boards running local things, where facilitues belong to and are funded by more than one authority, Southern Pool, Eastern Recycling, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanxfella Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 No difference between a Commission and a Council in Local Government terms in IOM There you go - no difference. Proof that the chap you spoke to was a typical councillor - ill informed, pedantic, and full of his own self-importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 Just as I thought and as I used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grianane Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 No difference between a Commission and a Council in Local Government terms in IOM Frances is correct that originally they were apointed persons, who were issued with a Commission. Douglas had Commissioners until the 1890's when it was incorporated into a Council with Councillors and Aldermen, at totally alien anglo saxon concept. There is no connection betweeen the term Board as used for the LGB or Board of Education oand the Town boards which were the fore runner to Commissioners The difference is between a small toen, Douglas and the equivalebt of a Parish or Rural District Council in old English terms WE stiil have boards running local things, where facilitues belong to and are funded by more than one authority, Southern Pool, Eastern Recycling, etc History is correct but if I'm right the title Councillor is reserved for representatives elected to a Borough Council - Douglas became a borough in 1895. Thats why its the only place to have a Mayor - all the others have Chairmen [even lady one's] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Douglas became a borough in 1895. Thats why its the only place to have a Mayor You live and learn! And all this time I thought it had a Mayor because it was twinned with Trumpton, Chigley and Camberwick Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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