Issue - meetings

Recommendations from Standards Committee - Amendments to the Leader's Report

Meeting: 10/03/2022 - Standards Committee (Item 12)

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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.