Issue - meetings

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Ann-Marie Barker, outlined the proposals to adopt a formal procedure to deal with matters of Urgent Business, and the recommendations of the Standards and Audit Committee.  If agreed by the Council, the procedure would be added to the Council’s Constitution.

RESOLVED

That (i)    the section on Urgent Business (Appendix 1 to the report) be added to the Council’s Constitution under Section 1 of Part 4;

          (ii)   the authority delegated to the Monitoring Officer to make minor amendments to the Constitution be noted, including amendments to references within the document and section numbering; and

          (iii)  the Monitoring Officer be instructed to make the agreed changes to the Constitution.

Reporting Person – Gareth John

The Committee received the third recommendation from the Corporate Governance Working Group which proposed the adoption of a new section in the Constitution to deal with items of Urgent Business.  Members supported the proposal.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL That

(i)        the section on Urgent Business (Appendix 1 to the report) be added to the Council’s Constitution under Section 1 of Part 4;

(ii)       the authority delegated to the Monitoring Officer to make minor amendments to the Constitution be noted, including amendments to references within the document and section numbering; and

(iii)      the Monitoring Officer be instructed to make the agreed changes to the Constitution.