Decision details

Review of Standing Orders

Decision Maker: Policy and Finance

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Chief Executive submitted a report for Committee to review the Council’s Standing Orders (Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution) to ensure clarity.

 

A review was undertaken annually to ensure that the document was up to date as it contained the rules which governed the conduct and proceedings of the Council’s meetings.

 

Minor amendments were proposed to Standing Orders 5 and 22, with the full revised standing orders appended to the report with tracked changes.

 

*** RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

 

  1. Approve the changes to the Council’s Standing Orders outlined in the report.

 

  1. Refer the proposed changes to the Council with a recommendation for their approval.

 

Report author: Mair Hill

Publication date: 16/04/2024

Date of decision: 09/04/2024

Decided at meeting: 09/04/2024 - Policy and Finance

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