12 Amendments to the Leader's Report PDF 63 KB
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Minutes:
Cllr Garner spoke under council procedure rule
20.1.
Nick Hughes, Committee Services Manager,
introduced the report.
During discussion it was noted that:
- The recommendations in this report
were considered by the constitutional review working party on 23
February 2022;
- This change would mean that the
leaders report would be made available a week in advance of Full
Council, rather than the Saturday beforehand;
- Responses would be required by close
of business on the Tuesday before the meeting;
- If, for example, an unexpected news
event had occurred in the interim, the Leader could add a bit of
content and responses may also, though this would be at the
discretion of the Chair;
- Concerns were raised on the
democratic process and healthy debate being lost and too much
emphasis being put on responses that had been prepared by
officers;
- A question was raised about the
appropriateness of this timing, considering the ongoing work of the
IMO.
Cllr Crittenden proposed and Cllr Scobie
seconded an amendment that this item be sent to the IMO for
independent advice or action, as he decides.
A vote was taken, with 5 in favour and 4
against it. The proposal was therefore CARRIED.