Issue - meetings

To consider the attached Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor R Fletcher.

Consideration was given to the following Notice of Motion, proposed by Councillor R Fletcher and seconded by Councillor D Nielson :-

Council regrets that Cheshire East is not one of the eighty listed  authorities that have signed up to the Sustainable Communities Act.  THIS ACT HAS ALL PARTY SUPPORT.  The philosophy behind the act being that as there are so many centrally imposed duties on councils, accepting this act will enable them to be more accountable to their electorate on a local basis.  Council asks the Cabinet to reconsider their position and sign up to the act for the benefit of the people of Cheshire East. 

Amendment

An amendment to replace the above wording with the following wording was moved by Cllr D Brown and seconded by Cllr B Silvester and was declared carried:-

This Council supports the principle of the Sustainable Communities Act 2008 and requests the Council’s officers to bring forward a report at a future date.

RESOLVED

That the motion, as amended, stand referred to Cabinet.