Issue - meetings

To consider the revision of the Member and Officer Protocol which was deferred from the previous Procedures Committee to enable Group Leaders discuss the protocol with their Members and feedback to this meeting.

Consideration was given to the revision of the Member and Officer Protocol which was deferred from the previous Procedures Committee meeting to enable Group Leaders to discuss the protocol with their Members and feedback to this meeting.

The Leader advised that the protocol had been circulated in the last week to the Group Leaders.

It was considered that the protocol circulated with the agenda was too lengthy.

It was unanimously

RESOLVED that the Leader work with the Managing Director to compile a version for consultation with Group Leaders

The Head of Legal & Monitoring Officer presented the revisions to the Member/Officer Protocol.

Members raised concerns that all Members should have input into this document.

The Head of Legal & Monitoring Officer advised that the Protocol would be considered by Full Council and therefore all Members would have an opportunity to have their input into the Protocol.

RESOLVED that Group Leaders discuss with their Members and feedback to the next Procedures Committee meeting on this matter.