Issue - meetings

Report of the Interim Monitoring Officer attached.

Further To Minute No. 69 of the Cabinet meeting held on 25 January 2018, the Council considered the report of the Interim Monitoring Officer on the proposed timetable of meetings for 2018/19.

It was moved by Councillor Peter Mullineaux, seconded by Councillor Colin Clark and

RESOLVED: (For: 44, Against: 0, Abstention: 0):

That the timetable of meetings for 2018/19 as set out in the appendix to the report be approved.

Report of the Interim Monitoring Officer attached.

RESOLVED (Unanimously):

That the Timetable of Meetings 2018/19 as amended be recommended to the meeting of the Council to be held on 28 February 2018.

The Leader referred Cabinet and those present to the published and circulated supplementary agenda that showed some amendments (in red) to the timetable following original publication of the agenda.  In addition he added that the proposed meeting of Cabinet in September 2018 would now be Wednesday 12 September 2018 rather than 13 September as circulated.

The Cabinet was reminded that the dates of some meetings had changed to take account of new requirements that the Council’s Statement of Accounts had to be considered initially before 31 May and then finally by 31 July 2018.  Also there had been a conscious decision to try and have a two week interval between certain meetings such as Scrutiny and Cabinet.

Decision Made (Unanimously):

That the Timetable of Meetings 2018/19 as amended be recommended to the meeting of the Council to be held on 28 February 2018.

Reasons for the Decision:

The Cabinet was asked to determine the dates of the meetings of the Council, Cabinet and the various Committees for the 2018/19 Municipal Year.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

There was not alternative, to support good decision making the Council needed to have a timetable scheduling meetings for 2018/19Municipal Year.