Issue - meetings

It was moved by Councillor Sir Ron Watson, seconded by Councillor Brough:

Cabinet Meetings

Sefton Council Members will know of Section 82 of the Cabinet Constitution which states:-

“82 Any Member of the Council may ask the Leader to put an item on the agenda of a Cabinet meeting for consideration, and if the Leader agrees the item will be considered at the next available meeting of the Cabinet. The notice of the meeting will give the name of the Councillor who asked for the item to be considered. [This Councillor will be invited to attend the meeting, whether or not it is a public meeting]. However, the Leader has discretion to limit the number of such items to be considered per Cabinet meeting”.

The Council based on experience now believes that the veto which can be used by the Leader of the Council should be removed if the criteria under Rule 82 have been met.

Following debate the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer, Mr David McCullough officiated the vote, after which, the Mayor declared that the Motion was lost.