Issue - meetings

In light of recent submissions and queries regarding motions, in moving the recommendations within the report Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Crooks, will move the following further changes to the constitution:

Part 2f paragraph 26.1

Remove the authority of officers to reject amendments unless they are defamatory, frivolous or offensive.

Part 3b paragraph 19.6

In the first sentence insert after “… must be relevant to the motion”:

“and meet the criteria for the scope of motions on notice as listed in paragraph 17.2”.

Then at the end of that same paragraph of 19.6 add:

“It is for Council to decide in debating the amendment whether the amendment meets the aforementioned criteria”.

In presenting the amendments to the council’s constitution, Councillor Bray highlighted an addition in the supplementary agenda proposing a change to how motions and amendments were handled. It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor J Crooks and unanimously

RESOLVED – the amendments listed in the appendices to the report and the supplementary agenda be approved.