Issue - meetings

To consider amendments to the terms of reference for committees and the consequent changes to the Council’s Constitution.

Members considered amendments to the terms of reference to committees and suggested that there should be increased concentration on decision making rather than noting reports submitted to meetings. It was further suggested that there was concern over the number of committees appointed to.

It was proposed by Councillor S J Carr and seconded by Councillor G Marshall that an amendment be made to the terms of reference to Full Council to state that members note the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel before the adoption or amendment of the Councillor’s allowance scheme, furthermore the addition of the inclusion of responsibilities for food hygiene and the Health and Safety Policy in the terms of reference for the Community Safety Committee. On being put to the meeting, the proposals were carried.

RECOMMENDED to Council that the Terms of Reference be approved, as amended above, and the consequential changes to the Constitution be made.