Issue - meetings

To review the arrangements for questions at Council meetings.

Following comments made by the Mayor at the Annual Council meeting, and discussions with officers, the Chairman had agreed that a report be considered at this meeting regarding questions at Council meetings.

Concerns had been expressed at the Annual Council meeting about the way in which the item permitting questions to be asked of Chairmen and Cabinet Members was used. The Mayor had commented that Members who had legitimate questions should make efforts to resolve these personally before resorting to the Council “question-time” facility.

RESOLVED

That a review of the procedure for questions at Council meetings be included in the work programme for reviewing the Constitution to be considered at the next meeting.