Issue - meetings
Constitution Working Group
Meeting: 24/04/2023 - Council (Item 88)
88 Constitution Working Group 
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Additional documents:
- Enc. 1 for Constitution Working Group, item 88
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- GPL 300323 Constitution WG Appendix Amendments, item 88
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Minutes:
Report CSD23054
A motion to approve the following changes to the Constitution to take effect for the 2023/24 Council year:
(a) Amendments to the rules for questions (as in paragraphs 3.6 to 3.8 of the report.)
(b) Amendments to the rules for motions (as in paragraphs 3.9 to 3.11 of the report, and including clarifying that the deadline for submission of motions will be ten working days before the meeting.)
(c) Amendments to the rules for call-in (as in paragraphs 3.12 to 3.14 of the report.)
(d) Amendments to the Petition Scheme (as in paragraph 3.15 of the report.)
(e) The additional of a special full Council budget and Council tax meeting (as proposed in paragraphs 3.17 and 3.18 of the report.)
and to note that Officers will report to a future meeting on proposals for the overall structure of the Constitution, including using gender-neutral language as proposed in paragraph 3.16 of the report, was moved by Councillor Nicholas Bennett, seconded by Councillor Pauline Tunnicliffe and CARRIED.