To consider a report setting out the provisional calendar of meetings of 2013/14.

The Council received the submitted report which set out the provisional calendar of meetings for 2013/2014.

It was proposed by Councillor Pritchard and seconded by Councillor Thomas (D):

(i)         That the provisional calendar of meetings for 2013/2014, set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved for final ratification at the Annual Council Meeting subject to the Health Scrutiny Board meetings being held at 4.00 p.m. and the Audit Committees in June and September being held one week later; and

(ii)        that meetings of the Employment Committee and Civic Committee be held on an ad-hoc basis, to be determined by the Governance Support Manager in consultation with the relevant Chairman.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Faulkner (A) and seconded by Councillor Baldrey:

            That the Policy Development Group meetings should be included in the Council’s calendar of meetings to allow members of the public to attend where appropriate, and that the Monitoring Officer be requested to make any necessary amendments to the Constitution in consultation with Group Leaders.  If exempt or confidential information is to be discussed at these meetings, these items should be considered in the absence of the press and public.

On being put to the vote, the amendment was declared lost.

The original motion was then before members for consideration and on being put to the vote, the motion was declared carried.