Issue - items at meetings - Constitutional Matters

Report of the Monitoring Officer (copy attached).

1.      That the Committee’s Terms of Reference, as set out in Appendix A to the report be noted.

2.      That the establishment of an urgency Sub-Committee consisting of the Chair of the Committee and two other Members (nominated in accordance with the scheme for the allocation of seats for the committees), to exercise its powers in relation to matters of urgency, on which it is necessary to make a decision before the next ordinary meeting of the Committee be approved.

2.1                 The Committee considered a report of the Monitoring Officer that provided information on the Committee’s Terms of Reference and related matters including the appointment of its urgency sub-committee.

2.2                 Councillor Janio asked how the Members for an urgency sub-committee would be selected.

2.3                 The Acting Assistant Head of Law clarified that an urgency sub-committee would comprise of the Chair and one Member each from the two other political groups who would be nominated by the respective Group Leaders. Any decisions taken by the urgency sub-committee would be reported to the next regular Environment & Sustainability Committee.

2.4                 RESOLVED-

1.      That the Committee’s Terms of Reference, as set out in Appendix A to the report be noted.

2.      That the establishment of an urgency Sub-Committee consisting of the Chair of the Committee and two other Members (nominated in accordance with the scheme for the allocation of seats for the committees), to exercise its powers in relation to matters of urgency, on which it is necessary to make a decision before the next ordinary meeting of the Committee be approved.