Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Corporate Services

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Corporate Services which provided details of the proposed Programme of Meetings for the Council, Cabinet and the various Committees/Bodies for the Municipal Year 2015/16.

Decision Made:

That:

(1)      the Programme of Meetings for the Cabinet, Public Engagement and Consultation Panel, Sefton Safer Communities Partnership and the Health and Wellbeing Board for 2015/16 as set out in Annexes A and E of the report be approved; and

(2)      the Council be recommended to:

(i)       adopt Option 1 in relation to meetings of the Annual and Adjourned Annual Council in May 2015, as detailed in Paragraph 3 of the report; and

(ii)      approve the Programme of Meetings for the Council, Member Briefing Sessions;  Regulatory Committees; Overview and Scrutiny Committees and Area Committees for 2015/16 as set out in Annexes B, C and D of the report.

Reasons for Decision:

To enable the business of the Council, Cabinet and the various Committees / bodies to be conducted during the 2015/16 Municipal Year.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

No.  The Council has to produce a timetable of meetings.