Agenda item

To consider the adoption of the proposed minor changes to the Constitution required to operate implement the Committee System.

Council considered the report of the Monitoring Officer on minor amendments to Parts 3b (Terms of Reference) and 4a (Standing Orders) of the Constitution to facilitate the implementation of the Committee System.

It was moved by Councillor L.E Nichols and seconded by Councillor J.R Sexton that Council agree the proposed amendments to the Constitution, as appended to the report, for adoption.

A recorded vote was conducted, as requested by Councillor A.J. Mitchell with the results as follows.

FOR (20)

Councillors: Bateson, Beardsmore, Brar, Doran J, Doran S, Dunn R, Dunn S, Fidler, Grant, Harvey H, Harvey I, Lagden, Nichols, Rybinski, Saliagopoulos, Sexton, Siva, Smith-Ainsley, Spoor and Vinson.

AGAINST (18)

Councillors: Attewell, Barnard, Barratt C, Barratt R, Boughtflower, Buttar, Chandler, Gething, Gibson, Harman, Islam, Leighton, Madams, McIlroy, Mitchell, Mooney, Noble and Sider.

Resolved to agree the proposed amendments to the Constitution, as appended to the report, for adoption.