Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance (copy to follow).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance, circulated prior to the meeting, seeking Members’ agreement to appoint Members to serve on Working Groups of the Council for the municipal year.

In response to a question regarding membership of the Devolution Working Group (DWG), Councillor K M H Lagan advised that he wishes to step down from this Working Group.  Councillor J C Stilts nominated Councillor A S Fluker be appointed to the DWG taking the place vacated by Councillor Lagan.  This was duly seconded and agreed.

Councillor Fluker proposed that the quorum of Working Groups be changed to refer to a specific number, he suggested three Members.  Councillor M E Thompson seconded the proposal advising she agreed with the suggested quorum of three members.  The Chairperson put this to the Council, and this was duly agreed.

The Chairperson then moved the recommendations as set out in the report, subject to the above amendment, and these were duly agreed.

RESOLVED

(i)             that the appointments to the Working Groups as set out APPENDIX 2 to these Minutes be confirmed;

(ii)            That Members appointed as the Chairperson of a Working Group will provide a leadership role, and present back Working Group recommendations to Committee / the Council;

(iii)           That a quorum for Working Groups be set to three Members;

(iv)           That substitutes for Working Groups are allowed, including non-aligned Members (who must notify directly) as the Working Groups do not need to be politically balanced;

(v)            That the make-up of the Member Training and Development Working Group is changed to eight members of the Council, as reflected in the Political Group nominations as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance (copy to follow).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance, circulated prior to the meeting, seeking Members’ agreement to appoint Members to serve on Working Groups of the Council for the municipal year.

RESOLVED that the appointments to the Working Groups as set out APPENDIX 2 to these Minutes be confirmed.