Opposition councillors reacted with fury with Lib Dem group leader Susan Morgan and Stuart Wilson, leader of the Impact Alliance Group, both condemning Cllr Anderson’s remarks, which the LDRS understands have now been referred to the monitoring officer. After the Anderson made the remarks during the meeting one Cllr's called out the comments as “seriously disrespectful.”Opposition members went on to argue that the community board system itself was flawed. Conservative Cllr Simon Rouse mocked the motion as “peak Lib Dem,” accusing its backers of hypocrisy. That you have bought a motion that is effectively saying that community boards have been politicised, that’s trying to politicise the community boards. “Community boards were set up to make sure that local collaboration is heard,” he said, defending his appointments as highly skilled and experienced.