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Constitution Committee - Recommendations on Council Procedure Rules and Scrutiny Procedure Rules

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The recommendations of the Constitution Committee on changes to the Council Procedure Rules and Scrutiny Procedure Rules in relation to the Call-In procedure were submitted for Council approval.

 

The Chair of the Constitution Committee, Councillor Goodway introduced the report and proposed the recommendations and these where seconded by Councillor McKerlich.

 

The Constitution Committee over its last 3 meetings had in consultation with Party Group Leaders and Whips considered ways to improve the significance of meetings and making Full Council meetings more meaningful; give time to debates on policy matters in the form of Green Papers creating an improved platform for non-executive members to contribute to policy development, and increasing back-bench contributions in debates.  As importantly making better use of time available/more manageable and best use of council resources.

 

The meeting was informed of the commitment to reviewing the revised Council Procedure Rules to ensure that the business of the Council was effective.

 

RESOLVED - That

 

1.    the proposed changes to the Council Meeting Procedure Rules, as shown in Appendix B as recommended by the Constitution Committee to take effect from Annual Council in May 2018 were approved;

 

2.    the recommendation of the Constitution Committee to change the Scrutiny Procedure Rules, as shown in Appendix C  was approved;

 

3.    the Monitoring Officer be requested to action the updates to the Constitution accordingly.

Publication date: 16/02/2018

Date of decision: 25/01/2018

Decided at meeting: 25/01/2018 - Council

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