Issue - meetings

Report CSD22082

Two minor errors in paragraph 1.1 of the report were noted – that the proposals had been considered by General Purposes and Licensing Committee on 6^th July 2022 (not Standards Committee), and that there were five Groups (not four) on the Council.

A motion to remove recommendation (2) in the report was moved by Councillor Tony McPartlan and seconded by Cllr Simon Jeal but was LOST.

A motion to update Article 9 of the Constitution replace paragraph 9.2(a) with –

“The Standards Committee will have a membership comprising one member from each minority group and sufficient members of the majority group to maintain a majority.”

and to replace paragraph 9.2 (b) with –

“Members of the Executive may sit on the Standards Committee, subject to not being in a majority.”

was moved by Councillor Pauline Tunnicliffe, seconded by Councillor Melanie Stevens and CARRIED. 

(Note: The new membership of the Standards Committee would be Councillors Nicholas Bennett, David Cartwright, Andrew Lee, Tony McPartlan, Mark Smith, Melanie Stevens, Michael Tickner, Pauline Tunnicliffe and Sam Webber.)