Issue - meetings

Report to follow.

Consideration was given to a report of the Monitoring Officer on the Cabinet Procedure Rules which would apply with effect from 1^st April 2009.

On 6^th January 2009, the Cabinet had considered a report which now formed the appendix to the report of the Monitoring Officer recommending the Governance and Constitution Committee to make recommendations to Council.

RESOLVED –

(a) That Council be recommended that :-

1. The Cabinet Procedure Rules appended to the report be adopted by Council with effect from Vesting Day;

2. The issues identified in appendix A to the report be noted and that the Council shall have a Leader and Cabinet form of Executive arrangements, these to include the “Strong Leader” model;

3. Subject to Access to Information provisions, any Member of the Council will be entitled to attend, speak at, and ask questions and supplementary questions at meetings of the Cabinet provided that 3 working days notice has been given of any question which is proposed to be asked;

4. A 3 working day notice period be required in respect of any question which is to be asked at Cabinet by a member of the public.

(b) That a further report be made to Members upon the practical arrangements for individual Cabinet Member decision-making.