Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive

Further to Minute Nos. 215 and 247 of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 17 February and 3 March 2011, the Council considered the report of the Assistant Chief Executive which provided details of proposed changes to the democratic processes, including the Programme of Meetings for 2011/12 in order to meet the savings agreed by the Council on 16 December 2010.

It was moved by Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor Brodie-Browne and

RESOLVED:   That

(1)       the report be noted;

(2)            approval be given to the Scheme of Delegation for Cabinet Members being revised in the Council Constitution to allow all non-key decisions to be delegated to Cabinet Members;

(3)            approval be given to the Programme of Meetings for the Council and Regulatory Committees; Overview and Scrutiny Committees; and Members' Briefings for the 2011/12 Municipal Year, as set out in Appendix C of the report;

(4)            approval be given to the cancellation of the meetings set out in paragraph 4.7 of the report; and

(5)            approval be given to the Programme of Meetings for Area Committees for the 2011/12 Municipal Year, as set out in Appendix D of the report.

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive

The Cabinet considered the report of the Assistant Chief Executive which provided details of proposed changes to the democratic processes, including the Programme of Meetings for 2011/12 in order to meet the savings agreed by the Council on 16 December 2010.

RESOLVED:   That

(1)      the system of electronic decision-making for decisions delegated to Cabinet Members be implemented from the 2011/12 Municipal Year;

(2)      the Council be recommended to give approval to the Scheme of Delegation for Cabinet Members being revised in the Council Constitution to allow all non-key decisions to be delegated to the Cabinet Members;

(3)      the Programme of Cabinet Meetings for 2011/12 set out in Appendix B of the report be approved;

(4)      the Council be recommended to give approval to the Programme of Meetings for the Council and Regulatory Committees;  Overview and Scrutiny Committees; and Members' Briefings for the 2011/12 Municipal Year, as set out in Appendices C and D of the report; and

(5)      the Programme of Meetings for the Area Committees for the 2011/12 Municipal Year be referred to the Leaders Group for further review and subsequently submitted the next Cabinet meeting prior to consideration by the Council; and

(6)      the Cabinet Member meetings set out in paragraph 4.7 of the report be cancelled and the Council be recommended to approve the cancellation of the remainder of the meetings set out in the same paragraph.