Issue - meetings

To consider a paper setting out the draft Scrutiny Procedure Rules which will apply with effect from 1 April 2009.

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

At its meeting on the 15^th December 2008, the Council’s Scrutiny Committee had considered the draft rules and recommended that they should take effect in the form appended to the report, with effect from 1^st April 2009. 

RESOLVED –

(a) That Council be recommended to adopt the draft Scrutiny Procedure Rules contained in appendix B to the report, to take effect on 1^st April 2009 subject to the following change :-

Rule 3.2 – Co-option.  The rule be amended to clarify that statutory co-optees will be voting Members only in respect of education matters as defined in relevant guidance

(b) That Council be recommended to authorise the Monitoring Officer to make such consequential changes to the Constitution as he considers are necessary in order to give effect to its intentions.