Issue - meetings

The Mayor agreed to the admission of this report as urgent business. The report could not be circulated earlier as the public consultation exercise did not finish until 8 January 2011 and the results needed to be collated and incorporated. The report was urgent in order for consideration to be given to the proposals for change in the current governance arrangements, to be effective from May 2011.  

RESOLVED

1.      That members and officers develop further the proposals contained in appendix 1 of the report in order to implement changes from May 2011.

2. That the results of the public consultation as outlined in appendix 2 of the report be noted.

3. That an informal Delivery Group of Members be established, as described in paragraph 5.3.3 of the report and in accordance with Article 15.03(a) of the Constitution, to consider in detail all proposed text changes to the Constitution outlined in, or related to Appendix 1 of the report, with a view to making recommendations for adoption by full Council and implementation as from Annual Council in May 2011;

4. That the Delivery Group give special consideration to those issues set out at paragraph 5.3.4 of the report having regard to the concerns expressed by Members and in the public consultation.

5. That the changes, as a result of the governance review, be reviewed 12 months after implementation by the Delivery Group.