Agenda and minutes

Mr N.J. Rushton was nominated as Chairman elect at the Council meeting on 17 May 2017.

That Mr N. J. Rushton CC be elected Chairman for the period ending with the date of the Annual Meeting of the County Council in 2018.

Mr N. J. Rushton CC – in the Chair

That Mr. J. B. Rhodes CC be appointed Deputy Chairman for the period ending with the Annual Meeting of the County Council in 2018.

The minutes of the meeting held on 10 March 2017 were taken as read, confirmed and signed.

The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 35.

The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 7(3) and 7(5).

There were no urgent items for consideration.

The Chairman invited members who wished to do so to declare any interest in respect of items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations were made.

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Executive which proposed amendments to the County Council’s constitution as part of the 2017 annual review and in particular presented a revised Petitions Scheme for approval.  A copy of the report marked ‘Agenda Item 8’ is filed with these minutes.

In response to a question from a Member the Chief Executive clarified that under the revised Petitions Scheme there was still the option for the Committee receiving the Petition to decide that the Committee should receive a report on that subject matter at a future meeting.

RESOLVED:

That the County Council be recommended to approve the proposed changes to the Constitution as set out in the appendices to the report.

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Executive which presented the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel on Members’ Allowances and invited the Committee to make recommendations to the County Council on proposals for a new scheme of allowances. A copy of the report, marked ‘Agenda Item 9’, is filed with these minutes.

Members agreed with the Independent Remuneration Panel that more needed to be done to encourage Members to publish annual reports of the work they had carried out during the Council year.

Mr. S.J. Galton CC and Dr. T. Eynon CC indicated that whilst they had reservations about certain matters they would agree to the Independent Remuneration Panel’s recommendations being forwarded to Council for approval.

RESOLVED:

That the County Council be recommended to approve the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel and in particular that pertaining to Members producing Annual Reports.