Decision details

Constitutional Amendment - Council Procedure Rule 27 [Substitution]

Decision Maker: Full Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

Councillor Mrs Yeates, as Chairman of the Constitution Working Party, presented a report seeking approval to amend Part 5, Section 1 of the Council’s Constitution to remove the practice of substitution rules applying to the membership of the Licensing Sub-Committee in line with legal advice.  Councillor Mrs Yeates then proposed the three recommendations which were then seconded by Councillor Dr Walsh.

 

The Council

 

            RESOLVED – That

 

(1)          Part 5, section 1, Council Procedure Rule 27 (Substitution) is amended to add the words “These substitution rules will not apply to meetings of the Licensing Committee”;

 

(2)          Any reference to substitute Members on the Licensing Committee be removed from the list of Appointments to Committees in the current Municipal Year and future years; and

 

(3)          the Interim Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any further consequential amendments to the Constitution.

 

Report author: Louise Green

Publication date: 14/08/2020

Date of decision: 22/07/2020

Decided at meeting: 22/07/2020 - Full Council

Accompanying Documents:

  • Item 42 - Constitutional Changes - Licensing Membership