13 Recommendations from Standards Committee - Questions from Members to Council PDF 94 KB
Minutes:
It was proposed by the Chair and the Vice-Chair seconded, that the recommendations as detailed in the report be adopted, namely:
“That Council amend the Council Procedure Rules as follows, which is in accordance with the recommendations of CRWP and Standards Committee:
1. Council Procedure Rule 14.6 - That the bullet point ‘- related to a matter which has already been raised as a Standards Complaint against a member and which has not yet been concluded through the Code of Conduct procedures.’ be added to the list of reasons that would invalidate a question.
2. Council Procedure Rule 14.8 - That the following sentence be added at the end of the existing paragraph: ‘The question must be a question and not a statement, and arise directly out of the response.”
Councillor Everitt proposed and Councillor Rawf seconded an amendment that removed the last seven words of recommendation two.
After some debate the following amended motion was put to the vote and declared carried:
“That Council amend the Council Procedure Rules as follows, which is in accordance with the recommendations of CRWP and Standards Committee:
1. Council Procedure Rule 14.6 - That the bullet point ‘- related to a matter which has already been raised as a Standards Complaint against a member and which has not yet been concluded through the Code of Conduct procedures.’ be added to the list of reasons that would invalidate a question.
2. Council Procedure Rule 14.8 - That the following sentence be added at the end of the existing paragraph: ‘The question must be a question and not a statement.”
13 Questions from Members to Council PDF 88 KB
Minutes:
Cllrs Garner and Bailey spoke under council procedure rule 20.1.
Estelle Culligan, Director of Law and Democracy, introduced the report.
During discussion it was noted that:
Recommendation 1 - Members unanimously AGREED the recommendation.
Cllr Bayford proposed, Cllr Crittenden seconded and members AGREED to recommend to Full Council that:
‘Council Procedure Rule 14.6
Recommendation 2 – Members unanimously AGREED the recommendation.
Cllr Crittenden proposed, Cllr Fellows seconded and Members AGREED to forward the report to Full Council.
‘Council Procedure Rule 14.6
Recommendation 3: Members who voted in favour were 4 and those against were 5. The recommendation was LOST.
Cllr Crittenden proposed and Cllr Scobie seconded an amendment to the wording that:
Comments were made that:
Original recommendation 3: When put to the vote, 7 Members voted for and 2 voted against. The recommendation was CARRIED.
Cllr Fellows proposed, Cllr Jill Bayford seconded and members AGREED to put to Full Council that:
Council Procedure Rule 14.8