Agenda item

Committee Reports and Variation of Order of Business

a)     The Executive – Reports 13,14 &15 – 2005/6

b)     General Purposes Committee – Report 4 – 2005/6

 

The report of the General Purposes Committee contains recommendations in respect of changes to the Constitution.

In accordance with Council Rules of Procedure No. 12(1), the Chief Executive will submit a report, if appropriate, listing any recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee requiring policy change or executive action.

 

Decision:

The meeting agreed to vary the order of business to permit the General Purposes Committee report to be taken first and for Motion N to be taken following the Executive reports 13 &14.

 

The Mayor agreed to the admission of report number 4 of General Purposes Committee as urgent business.   The General Purposes report was late because General Purposes met on 30January 2006 after the despatch of the Council Summons on 27 January 2006. The report was urgent as it contained recommendations to the Council.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.      That report 4/ 2005-6 of the General Purposes Committee be received;

 

2.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 30 January 2006 in respect of amendments  to Council Standing Orders (Procedure Rules) amending the notice for public and member questions to eight clear days set out in Appendix 1 of the report be adopted, subject to implementation of the change for the 20 March 2006 Council meeting and that Part E.8 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly;

 

3.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 30 January 2006 in respect of amendments to the Council’s Scheme of Delegation to Officers as set out in Appendix 2 of the report be adopted and that Part F.7 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.

4.      That reports 13 & 14  /2005-6 of the Executive be received and adopted.

 

Minutes:

The meeting agreed to vary the order of business to permit the General Purposes Committee report to be taken first and for Motion N to be taken following the Executive reports 13 &14.

 

The Mayor agreed to the admission of report number 4 of General Purposes Committee as urgent business.   The General Purposes report was late because General Purposes met on 30January 2006 after the despatch of the Council Summons on 27 January 2006. The report was urgent as it contained recommendations to the Council.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.      That report 4/ 2005-6 of the General Purposes Committee be received;

 

2.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 30 January 2006 in respect of amendments  to Council Standing Orders (Procedure Rules) amending the notice for public and member questions to eight clear days set out in Appendix 1 of the report be adopted, subject to implementation of the change for the 20 March 2006 Council meeting and that Part E.8 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly;

 

3.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 30 January 2006 in respect of amendments to the Council’s Scheme of Delegation to Officers as set out in Appendix 2 of the report be adopted and that Part F.7 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.

4.      That reports 13 & 14  /2005-6 of the Executive be received and adopted.

 

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