To consider the submitted report setting out the provisional calendar of meetings for 2017/2018.

The Council received the submitted report setting out the provisional calendar of meetings for the 2017/2018 Municipal Year which had been prepared based on the Council’s decision-making structure and in accordance with the Council’s Standing Orders.  A revised officer recommendation was circulated on 21 February 2017.

Councillor Mills proposed and Councillor Morey seconded a motion as set out below:

(i)         that the provisional calendar of meetings for 2017/2018, set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, plus an additional provisional Council meeting on 15 June 2017, be approved for final ratification at the Annual Council Meeting;  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/woman.

During the debate Councillor Pentney proposed and Councillor Darling (M) seconded an amendment to the motion as follows:

(i)         that the provisional calendar of meetings for 2017/2018, set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, plus an additional provisional Council meeting on 15 June 2017, be approved for final ratification at the Annual Council Meeting, subject to the start time for Development Management Committee to be changed from 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm.

(iii)       the Development Management Committee be renamed Planning Committee, to take effect from the beginning of the next Municipal Year 2017/18.

The amendment was put to the vote and declared lost.

Councillor Mills’ and Councillor Morey’s original motion was then considered by the Council which was agreed, as set out below:

(i)         that the provisional calendar of meetings for 2017/2018, set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, plus an additional provisional Council meeting on 15 June 2017, be approved for final ratification at the Annual Council Meeting;  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/woman.