Issue - meetings

At the request of the Leader of the Council, the Committee considered a proposed provision for questions to be put to Cabinet members at Cabinet meetings by members of the Council.

The report set out proposals for a change to the Procedure Rules, which would allow a period of 20 minutes for questions to be put to Cabinet members by members of the Council at Cabinet meetings. Notice of such questions would not need to be given in advance of the meeting. 

The Rules previously agreed by Council, which applied to questions at Council, would be adapted appropriately for the purposes of questions to Cabinet members.

RESOLVED

That subject to the removal of the proposed provision that members should give at least one working day’s notice of their intention to ask a question at Cabinet meetings and provide an indication of the subject matter, it be recommended to Council that the draft provisions referred to in paragraphs 8.4 & 8.5 of the report be adopted and that the Interim Borough Solicitor be authorised to make such changes to the Constitution as he considers are necessary to give effect to the wishes of Council.