Rhodri Morgan has been criticised in the past for sitting on the fence

It comes as a report on how the current assembly system is working is due to be published.

The Richard Commission report has gathered the comments of members of the public and organisations in Wales since the beginning of the year.

Mr Morgan has been criticised in the past for sitting on the fence about the further devolution of powers to the Welsh Assembly.

Addressing the Welsh Conference of the Labour group, Progress, at City Hall in Cardiff on Saturday, Mr Morgan outlined the process the party should go through, including how party members should have their say.

He stressed that the report would not be "kicked into the long grass, nor to the top shelf of the Welsh political archive" .

He talked about how he intended to have a period of formal consultation within the Welsh Labour Party and to have a special recall conference in July next year to "agree our response to the Richard Commission Report."

Lord Richard of Ammanford is heading the inquiry

He went on to say that the party should avoid "portraying the constitutional choices available to Wales as being either a retention of the status quo...or its replacement with the Scottish model".

"There are many alternative models which would allow us to continue the momentum of devolution," he added.

The Richard Commission has spent several months canvassing the opinions of members of the public in a series of seven public meetings.

It will eventually make recommendations on issues including the Welsh electoral system and whether the assembly needs greater authority, similar to the law-making powers of the Scottish Parliament.

Changes to the devolution settlement, however, can only be made by in Westminster.