Agenda and draft minutes
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ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR At the Annual General Meeting of the Council held on 16th May 2012, CouncillorShiria Khatun was appointed Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the Municipal Year 2012/2013.
However, it is necessary to elect a Vice-Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the Municipal Year 2012/2013.
Minutes: The Chair MOVED and Councillor John Pierce SECONDED and it was:
RESOLVED
That Councillor David Edgar be elected as the Vice-Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the Council year 2012-13.
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: None were received.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PDF 49 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Chief Executive.
Minutes: No declarations of interest were made.
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UNRESTRICTED MINUTES PDF 100 KB To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings, the unrestricted minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 17th January 2012.
Minutes: RESOLVED
That the unrestricted minutes of the meeting held on 17 January 2012 be confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.
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REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Minutes: Note – Agenda Items 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 were appendices to this item and are consequently not listed separately in the minutes.
Mr Matthew Mannion, Committee Services Manager, presented the report which set out for noting the General Purposes Committee Terms of Reference, Quorum, Membership and dates of meetings as agreed by the Council Annual General Meeting held on 16 May 2012.
RESOLVED
To note the General Purposes Committee Terms of Reference, Quorum, Membership and dates of future meetings as set out in Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to this report.
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LOCAL ELECTORAL REVIEW - UPDATE PDF 66 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Mr John Williams, Service Head Democratic Services, introduced the report. He outlined the progress of the Boundary Commission’s review to date and the next steps. He asked the Committee to note a number of points including:
The Committee discussed the report and noted particular issues including:
Responding to questions, officers stated that:
RESOLVED
That the information in the report be noted.
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APPOINTMENTS TO EXTERNAL BODIES - CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS PDF 65 KB Minutes: Ms Isabella Freeman, Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services), introduced the report. She set out the history of the issues in the report and confirmed the legal view that it was the Mayor who held the power to make Executive appointments to outside bodies except in certain specific circumstances.
Following a request from Councillor Peter Golds, officers agreed to examine whether the original rules for appointing to outside bodies, as agreed by Members, had been properly determined, with particular reference to decisions taken at the 3 March and 27 October 2010 Council meetings that reserved local choice functions to the Council.
During discussion Members raised a number of points relating to the nature of Executive appointments such as:
Following the discussion officers confirmed that there was scope for examining whether some appointments related to Executive functions. However it was noted that the Local Government Act 2000 was explicit that most issues were Executive functions. However, in most cases the Mayor was free to appoint any Councillor, not just the members of the Executive, to outside bodies should he so wish.
Officers agreed to liaise with the Mayor and the party groups on this issue, following which the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) would report back to the next meeting of the General Purposes Committee.
RESOLVED
That a report be prepared for the next meeting of the General Purposes Committee providing an officer response to the following issues:
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS URGENT Minutes: None. |