To consider the report of the Solicitor to the Council.
Minutes:
Council considered the report of the Solicitor to the Council on amendments to the following sections of the Constitution:
Section 4 |
Full Council |
Section 5 |
The Cabinet |
Section 7 |
Scrutiny Committees |
Section 9 |
Regulatory Committees |
Section 10 |
Joint Committees |
Section 11 |
Officers |
Section 13 |
Responsibility for Functions |
Section 14 |
Access to Information Procedure Rules |
Section 16 |
Financial Procedure Rules |
Section 18 |
Code of Conduct for Members |
Section 19 |
Code of Conduct for Members and Officers Dealing with Planning Matters |
The Solicitor to the Council explained that the electronic voting system meant that votes would be automatically be recorded and included in the minutes. The right to request a recorded vote would remain. County Councillor Stephen Hayes asked for clarification as to whether a recorded vote under draft Rule 4.66.2 could be requested after a vote had been taken.
RESOLVED to reword draft Rule 4.66.2 of Section 4 to make it clear that a request to have a vote recorded must be made before the vote is taken.
County Councillor MJ Dorrance proposed an amendment to Paragraph 5.26 of Section 5, seconded by County Councillor AW Davies, that the requirement to submit questions in writing to the Cabinet at least 24 hours before the start of the meeting be struck out.
The amendment was passed by 34 votes to 26 with 3 abstentions.
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RESOLVED that the requirement in draft Rule 5.26 to submit questions in writing to the Cabinet at least 24 hours before the start of the meeting be struck out.
A request for the Planning department to acknowledge requests by local members to refer applications to the Planning, Taxi Licensing and Rights of Way Committee did not require a change to the Constitution but would be raised with the relevant officers.
County Councillor SC Davies, Chair of the Democratic Services Committee moved the recommendations, as amended above, seconded by County Councillor JM Williams.
The recommendations were passed by 61 votes to 2.
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RESOLVED |
Reason for Decision: |
(i) that the amendments to the Sections of the new Constitution set out above be approved subject to the draft rule 4.66.2 being reworded and draft Rule 5.26 being deleted. (ii) that Version 2 of the Constitution take effect from 20th April, 2016.
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To agree revised sections of the new Constitution.
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