Decision details

Governance Committee: Constitution Review

Decision Maker: Governance Committee, County Council

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

112.1  The Council reviewed the changes made to Standing Orders to provide for virtual meetings and proposals for meeting cancellation, substitutes and treatment of notices of motion at Council in the light of a report from the Governance Committee (pages 27 to 34).

 

112.2  Recommendation (4) was put to a recorded vote under Standing Order 3.35.

 

(a)        For recommendation (4) – 38

 

Cllr Albury, Cllr Ali, Cllr Atkins, Cllr Baldwin, Cllr Baxter, Cllr Bence, Cllr Boram, Cllr Bradbury, Cllr Britton, Cllr Burgess, Cllr Burrett, Cllr Cooper, Cllr Cornell, Cllr Crow, Cllr J Dennis, Cllr Duncton, Cllr Elkins, Cllr Forbes, Cllr Greenway, Cllr Hunt, Cllr Lanzer, Cllr Linehan, Cllr Markwell, Cllr Marshall, Cllr McDonald, Cllr McGregor, Cllr McKnight, Cllr Montyn, Cllr Patel, Cllr Payne, Cllr Pudaloff, Cllr Quinn, Cllr Russell, Cllr Smith, Cllr Turley, Cllr Urquhart, Cllr Waight and Cllr Wickremaratchi.

 

(b)        Against recommendation (4) – 12

 

Cllr Cherry, Cllr Condie, Cllr N Dennis, Cllr Gibson, Cllr Johnson, Cllr Joy, Cllr Kerry-Bedell, Cllr Lord, Cllr Milne, Cllr O’Kelly, Cllr Sharp and Cllr Walsh.

 

(c)         Abstentions – 0

 

112.3  Recommendation (4) was approved.

 

112.4  Recommendation (5) was put to a recorded vote under Standing Order 35.5.

 

(a)        For recommendation (5) – 31

 

Cllr Albury, Cllr Ali, Cllr Atkins, Cllr Baldwin, Cllr Bence, Cllr Boram, Cllr Bradbury, Cllr Britton, Cllr Burgess, Cllr Burrett, Cllr Cooper, Cllr Crow, Cllr J Dennis, Cllr Duncton, Cllr Elkins, Cllr Forbes, Cllr Greenway, Cllr Hunt, Cllr Lanzer, Cllr Linehan, Cllr Markwell, Cllr Marshall, Cllr McDonald, Cllr McGregor, Cllr Montyn, Cllr Patel, Cllr Payne, Cllr Russell, Cllr Urquhart, Cllr Waight and Cllr Wickremaratchi.

 

(b)        Against recommendation (5) – 19

 

Cllr Baxter, Cllr Cherry, Cllr Condie, Cllr Cornell, Cllr N Dennis, Cllr Gibson, Cllr Johnson, Cllr Joy, Cllr Kerry-Bedell, Cllr Lord, Cllr McKnight, Cllr Milne, Cllr O’Kelly, Cllr Pudaloff, Cllr Quinn, Cllr Sharp, Cllr Smith, Cllr Turley and Cllr Walsh.

 

(c)         Abstentions – 0

 

112.5  Recommendation (5) was approved.

 

112.6  Resolved –

 

          That the following changes, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved:

 

(1)        Changes to virtual attendance at meetings (paragraphs 5 to 8 of the report and Standing Order 3.09 (e));

 

(2)        New Standing Order on meeting cancellation (paragraph 9 of the report and Standing Order 3.09 (f));

 

(3)        Arrangements for substitutes (paragraph 10 of the report and Standing Orders 6.03, 6.04 and 7.03) and confirmation of the provisional appointments set out in minute 109.2 above;

 

(4)        Treatment of motions not reached due to lack of time (paragraphs 11 and 12 of the report and Standing Order 2.23 (k)); and

 

(5)        Time of for motion subjects returning for consideration (paragraphs 13 and 14 of the report and Standing Order 2.55).

Report author: Charles Gauntlett

Publication date: 29/07/2022

Date of decision: 15/07/2022

Decided at meeting: 15/07/2022 - County Council

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