Issue - meetings

(a)       That the draft schedule of meetings for 2017/18 be approved for the time being; and

(b)       That the Democratic Services Manager shall survey Member preferences for when meetings are held.  This will be after the August recess with a view to a report analysing the results being made to the Constitution Committee in October.

The Chief Officer (Governance) introduced the report on the schedule of meetings for 2017/18. 

In March 2016 Councillors were asked for the preference on meeting start times with the majority favouring day time.  However, it was recognised that the new Council should make its own decision on when meetings should be held and a further survey was recommended.  However, in terms of business planning the Council needed to be able to plan for the whole year therefore the draft scheduled showed morning and afternoon meetings was before Members for consideration.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the draft schedule of meetings for 2017/18 be approved for the time being; and

(b)       That the Democratic Services Manager shall survey Member preferences for when meetings are held.  This will be after the August recess with a view to a report analysing the results being made to the Constitution Committee in October.