Committee

The General Purposes and Licensing Committee is responsible for the following non-executive functions of the Council:

·  electoral issues;

·  making byelaws;

·  human resources matters;

·  probity strategy;

·  open government;

·  complaint procedures;

·  Member appointments;

·  health and safety;

·  licensing of births, deaths and marriages; and

·  licensing matters.

Some decisions on these matters are delegated to appropriate officers.

Members of the public are allowed to put one question at each meeting of the Committee. In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, questions from the public that are not specific to reports on the agenda must have been received in writing by 5pm, 10 working days before the date of the meeting. The deadlines are expected to be:

Meeting on 23^rd May 2023: Tuesday 9^th May 2023

Meeting on 11^th July 2023: Tuesday 27^th June 2023

Meeting on 21^st September 2023: Thursday 7^th September 2023

Meeting on 8^th November 2023: Wednesday 25^th October 2023

Questions specifically on reports on the agenda can be received within two working days of the normal publication date of the agenda. The deadline is given on each agenda. 

At special meetings, only questions relating to reports on the agenda are taken.