Agenda item - Items Referred For Council

To consider items to be submitted to the 24 March 2016 Council meeting for information.

In accordance with Procedure Rule 24.3a, the Committee may determine that any item is to be included in its report to Council. In addition, any Group may specify one further item to be included by notifying the Chief Executive no later than 10am on the eighth working day before the Council meeting at which the report is to be made, or if the Committee meeting take place after this deadline, immediately at the conclusion of the Committee meeting

86.1      Councillor Cobb stated that she believed Item 84: Social Media Protocol for Members and Social Networking Policy for Employees should be referred to Full Council.

86.2      Councillor Robins stated that he did not agree with the request as it may lead to unnecessary dispute.

86.3      Councillor Druitt agreed adding that there may be a risk that the report would be misunderstood as enforcing mandatory requirements upon Members when the document was in fact guidance only.

86.4      The Lawyer representing the Head of Law & Monitoring Officer reminded Members that the report was a review of Policy already in place with recommended amendments.

86.5      The Committee agreed to circulate the revised protocol to Members via email.