Venue: Committee Room 1, City Hall
Contact: Charlie Mason, Democratic Services Officer (01522 873533)
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Confirmation of Minutes - 8 December 2014 Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2014 be confirmed. |
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Declarations of Interest Please note that, in accordance with the Members' Code of Conduct, when declaring interests members must disclose the existence and nature of the interest, and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI) or personal and/or pecuniary. Minutes: No declarations of interest were received. |
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Code of Conduct: Cases Review Minutes: The Legal and Democratic Services Manager:
a) presented a report containing information on recent cases relating to other local authorities' codes of conduct.
b) highlighted that members should identify any issues raised within the report as being relevant for further consideration with regard to their impact upon members.
c) invited members' questions and comments.
Members:
The Independent Person noted the particular risks associated with services such as Twitter which allowed for instantaneous communication with members of the public.
RESOLVED that the report be noted. |
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Committee Structure and Terms of Reference Additional documents: Minutes: The Legal and Democratic Services Manager:
a) presented a report regarding the Council’s committee structure.
b) explained that the report was provided in order to give members the opportunity to consider the manner in which the Council’s committees and panels interacted with each other.
c) drew members’ attention to the Council’s scrutiny arrangements in comparison with other local authorities noting the potential for overlap between the Council’s respective scrutiny committees.
d) invited members’ questions and comments.
Members:
RESOLVED that officers be requested to provide a further report detailing:
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Petition Scheme Review Additional documents: Minutes: The Democratic Services Officer:
a) presented a report regarding the Council’s petition scheme.
b) explained that the Council had originally introduced its petitions scheme in response to legislation which had since been repealed.
c) invited councillors’ views regarding the operation of the scheme, focussing upon the signature thresholds for debating petitions at Council meetings and the requirement for signatories to provide both their name and address.
d) invited members’ questions and comments.
Members:
RESOLVED that no changes be proposed to the Petition Scheme. |
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Member Development Update Additional documents: Minutes: The Democratic Services Officer:
a) presented a report updating the Committee on member development.
b) noted the member development events that had been undertaken since the previous update and those planned for the forthcoming year.
c) drew members’ attention to the Council’s plans for the induction of any councillors newly elected in the forthcoming local elections.
d) highlighted the Council’s recently revised member induction pack and invited members’ comments regarding any potential improvements or amendments to it.
e) advised that officers were keen to receive any suggestions from members for future development areas.
f) invited members' questions and comments.
Members welcomed the revised member induction pack, noting that the document was an excellent starting point for new councillors.
RESOLVED that the report be noted. |
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Work Programme Update Additional documents: Minutes: The Democratic Services Officer:
The Vice-Chair:
Members:
The Independent Person noted the forthcoming general election and suggested that it would be beneficial for any session to take place before rather than after the election.
RESOLVED
that:
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