Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendation of   Procedures Committee on Monday, 2nd October, 2023

RECOMMENDED to Full Council that the Overview & Scrutiny Committees are merged to have one Overview & Scrutiny Committee of 26 Members this would come into effect on 1 January 2024.

The Executive Member for Corporate Resources proposed the recommendation, this was seconded by the Leader.

Cllr Sanders proposed an amendment of a single Overview and Scrutiny Committee of 20 members with effect from the Annual General Meeting in May 2024, this was seconded by Cllr Parrott.

The proposer and seconder of the original proposal agreed to this being the substantive motion.

Cllr MacGregor proposed an amendment that the Administration did not Chair Overview and Scrutiny Committees, this was seconded by Cllr J Taylor put to the vote and lost.

Cllr Bullivant proposed to go to one Overview and Scrutiny Committee with 26 members with effect from 1 January 2024 as per the recommendation set out in the report, this was seconded by Cllr Lake put to the vote and lost.

The substantive motion was put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED that the Overview & Scrutiny Committees merge to form one Overview & Scrutiny Committee of 20 Members and with effect from the Annual General Meeting in May 2024.