Issue - meetings

To report to Council the recommendations of the Governance and Constitution

Committee and to seek Council’s agreement upon the Council’s Constitution.

Consideration was given to a report relating to the recommendations from the Governance and Constitution Committee, in respect of proposed changes to the Constitution.

It was moved and seconded:-

(1)              That the decisions of the Governance and Constitution Committee be noted.

(2)              That the following Constitutional provision be adopted by the Shadow Council as part of Rule 8 of the Constitution, but that this should be reviewed in 6 months’ time:

“A Member may ask a Cabinet Member or a Committee Chairman (or in his/her absence the Vice Chairman) a question on any Record of Decision or Minute. The Cabinet Member or the Chairman or in his/her absence the Vice Chairman will respond using their reasonable endeavours to provide a response which addresses the matters raised in reply to the question as put by the Member. The provisions in Procedure Rule 11.4 in relation to replies shall also apply here. There will be no debate on any question, or response under this procedure and no further motions can be moved.

            “Where a Member wishes to ask a question on any Part 2 matter before the Council, the question must be given, in writing, to the Council’s Monitoring Officer at least one hour before the start of the Council meeting.”

(3)              That a Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee should be appointed to exercise the Council’s emerging statutory responsibilities, and with the responsibilities set out in the Appendix to this report.

(4)              That the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee should comprise 14 Members, on the basis of a 10:2:1:1 proportionality, but that there should be no co-option of Members to the Committee for the time being.

Amendment

An amendment to support recommendations 1, 3 and 4, but not 2, as set out above was moved and seconded and declared carried.

RESOLVED

1.That the decisions of the Governance and Constitution Committee be noted.

2.  That a Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee should be

     appointed to exercise the Council’s emerging statutory responsibilities, and

     with the responsibilities set out in the Appendix to this report.

 3.That the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee should comprise  

    14 Members, on the basis of a 10:2:1:1 proportionality, but that there

     should be no co-option of Members to the Committee for the time being.