Decision details

Report of the Political Governance Working Group

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Decisions:

County Councillor David O'Toole moved a report setting out the recommendations of the Political Governance Working Group.

 

County Councillor John Fillis proposed the following amendment, seconded by County Councillor Azhar Ali:

 

Approve the changes proposed by the Political Governance Working Group to the Constitution, as set out in the report, with the exception of recommendation 14 so that the current open time for motions at full council is maintained.

 

The amendment was put to the vote and was lost.

 

County Councillor David Whipp proposed the following further amendment, seconded by County Councillor David Howarth:

 

Add to Recommendation (i);

 

except for the following” –

 

Recommendation (7) Retain existing S.O. in relation to questions at Full Council (S.O. 6.2)

 

“A councillor may put a question to a member of the cabinet or chair of a committee on any matter within their responsibility or within the terms of reference of the committee which does not appear on the agenda provided that notice has been received by the Chief Executive at least 48 hours before the meeting.”

 

Rec (9) Retain existing process in relation to supplementary questions at Question Time

Rec (14) No time limit on motions.

Rec (16) All county councillors to have the right to speak at cabinet and committees of the county council

 

The amendment was put to the vote and was LOST.

 

County Councillor Erica Lewis moved a further amendment in respect of Standing Order 15 (Page 51 of the agenda) to allow the Chairman to waive the Standing Order where a Councillor cannot sit as well as cannot stand. County Councillor O'Toole accepted the amendment and the substantive motion was then put to the vote and was carried. It was therefore:

 

Resolved: - That:

 

(i)  The changes proposed by the Political Governance Working Group to the Constitution with the addition of the amendment put forward by County Councillor Lewis, as set out in the report, now presented, be approved;

(ii)  The Director of Corporate Services be authorised to make any consequential changes to other parts of the Constitution arising from these changes, as set out in the report, now presented;

(iii)  The Constitution of the County Council for the year 2018/19 be approved, as set out in the report, now presented, and it be noted that it is subject to ongoing review by the Political Governance Working Group.

 

 

Report author: Josh Mynott

Date of decision: 24/05/2018

Decided at meeting: 24/05/2018 - Full Council

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