Question one was a debatable question. Rev. Kargbo gives affirmative answer and he justified his answer while Mr. Sillah gives negative answer and he supported his answer. Question six was another debatable question; some members were arguing that in some area in the country for them to even paid Le 5.000 for local tax is too much for them. Members of the meeting responded negatively to question seven and justified their answers that local tax collection should be indirect and other suggested that they should create a data base in terms of collecting and ICT too should be encourage to collect taxes. Brima Robinson commented that in his own chiefdom Koinadugu, taxes are paid by household. Members responded to question ten positively because it will make the Council of Chiefs more democratic and on questions eleven and twelve the response was in the affirmative, but that supervision should be done by the judiciary. For question Twelve, there was general agreement that local residents in the ward committees should be involved in the decision making process. On the question of should create equal opportunity for both men and whether Paramount chiefs’ election women, the answer was in the affirmative because it ensured gender equality. On question 16 it was agreed that Local Council election should not be carried out on a partisan basis. The answer was therefore no. On question 17 it was agreed that the functions of Council Administration should be reformed. Capacity building and the provision of adequate resources were suggested for ensuring adequate transfer of functions to the local government for question 18. On question 20 the response was ensuring the building of capacities, mapping out succession plan and the provision of adequate remuneration. Question 21 dealt with the issue of staff retention the response was that officers working for government should be paid good salaries , while there was a general consensus that the retirement age should be sixty years but can be extended if and when necessary. In response to question twenty five whether the new civil service code should be included into the proposed reviewed constitution, the response was that only reference should be made to document regulating institution such as Public Service Commission (PSC).While on question twenty six was agreed that while various service commissions can be created but their mandates should be clearly defined. On the issue whether the process of the nomination and of the Police Council was flawless (Q.27) It was agreed that the process should be more democratic and carried out on a non-partisan bases. On the functions of the HRMO, CSC and PSC, it was agreed that the functions overlap.
Question one was a debatable question. Rev. Kargbo gives affirmative answer and he justified his answer while Mr. Sillah gives negative answer and he supported his answer. Question six was another debatable question; some members were arguing that in some area in the country for them to even paid Le 5.000 for local tax is too much for them. Members of the meeting responded negatively to question seven and justified their answers that local tax collection should be indirect and other suggested that they should create a data base in terms of collecting and ICT too should be encourage to collect taxes. Brima Robinson commented that in his own chiefdom Koinadugu, taxes are paid by household. Members responded to question ten positively because it will make the Council of Chiefs more democratic and on questions eleven and twelve the response was in the affirmative, but that supervision should be done by the judiciary. For question Twelve, there was general agreement that local residents in the ward committees should be involved in the decision making process. On the question of whether Paramount chiefs’ election should create equal opportunity for both men and women, the answer was in the affirmative because it ensured gender equality. On question 16 it was agreed that Local Council election should not be carried out on a partisan basis. The answer was therefore no. On question 17 it was agreed that the functions of Council Administration should be reformed. Capacity building and the provision of adequate resources were suggested for ensuring adequate transfer of functions to the local government for question 18. On question 20 the response was ensuring the building of capacities, mapping out succession plan and the provision of adequate remuneration. Question 21 dealt with the issue of staff retention the response was that officers working for government should be paid good salaries , while there was a general consensus that the retirement age should be sixty years but can be extended if and when necessary. In response to question twenty five whether the new civil service code should be included into the proposed reviewed constitution, the response was that only reference should be made to document regulating institution such as Public Service Commission (PSC).While on question twenty six was agreed that while various service commissions can be created but their mandates should be clearly defined. On the issue whether the process of the nomination and of the Police Council was flawless (Q.27) It was agreed that the process should be more democratic and carried out on a non-partisan bases. On the functions of the HRMO, CSC and PSC, it was agreed that the functions overlap.