Motions from Councillor W Stamp (Motion 09/2023)
In accordance with notice duly given under Procedure Rule 4, Councillor W Stamp to move the following Motions, duly seconded by Councillors A S Fluker and J C Stilts.
Motion 1:
To disband the Joint Standards Committee in its current form as proposed at the Extraordinary Council meeting on 8th June 2023.
Motion 2:
The council waives the overall political control of the authority (political balance) to reconstitute the Joint Standards Committee.
Motion 3:
The committee will consist of 8 elected members – two from each group, plus 2 Parish Council observers (no voting rights) and the Independent Person (no voting rights). No group should have the majority on the Committee. All political groups (a group is defined as having three or members). Any substitutions must be made from the same group.
Motion 4:
The Chair and Vice Chair to be appointed by different political groups, and/or non-pollical groups.
Please note: Should the Council be minded to exclude political balance provisions, this would need to be unanimous without a single opposing vote.
Minutes:
The Chairperson advised Councillor W Stamp that that the Council would go through each Motion individually. He explained the different voting requirements for each of the following Motions.
Motion 1:
Councillor W Stamp presented Motion 1, as set out below, to the Council.
To disband the Joint Standards Committee in its current form as proposed at the Extraordinary Council meeting on 8th June 2023.
In response to a question the Lead Legal Specialist and Monitoring Officer referred to the Council’s Constitution and the current make-up of the Joint Standards Committee.
The Chairperson put Motion 1 to the Council and upon a vote being taken was agreed.
RESOLVED that the Joint Standards Committee be disbanded in its current form as proposed at the Extraordinary Council meeting on 8 June 2023.
Motion 2:
Councillor Stamp presented Motion 2, as set out below, to the Council.
The council waives the overall political control of the authority (political balance) to reconstitute the Joint Standards Committee.
The Chairperson advised Members that should they be minded to exclude political balance provisions, this would need to be a unanimous vote.
In accordance with Procedure Rule No. 13 (3) Councillor W Stamp requested a recorded vote. This was duly seconded.
The Chairperson put Motion 2 to the Council and a vote was taken. However, the recorded vote was stopped by the Chairperson, advising that because one Member had voted against the Motion it fell.
Motion 3:
The Chairperson advised that there was no basis for this Motion to be put.
Motion 4:
Councillor Stamp presented Motion 4, amending it as set out below, to the Council.
The Chair and Vice Chair to be appointed
by for different political groups, and/or
non-pollical groups.
The Lead Legal Specialist and Monitoring Officer advised the Council that following agreement of Motion 1 the Joint Standards Committee was now disbanded and no longer existed as a Committee. He explained the difficult situation Officers were now in and if Members were rethinking this decision because of the six-month rule under Rule 4 a Motion from ten Members of the Council would need to come forward.
This Motion was not voted on.