To consider a report setting out the provisional calendar of meetings for 2012/2013.

The Council received the submitted report which set out the provisional calendar of meetings for 2012/2013.

It was proposed by Councillor Pritchard and seconded by Councillor Excell:

(i)         that the provisional calendar of meetings for 2012/2013, set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, 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.

An amendment was proposed by Councillor Darling and seconded by Councillor Pentney:

(i)        that the provisional calendar of meetings for 2012/2013, set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report be amended so that Council meetings take place on Tuesday’s unless otherwise required in order for the Council to comply with its legal obligations and subject to this the provisional calendar of meeting 2012/2013 be approved for final ratification at the Annual Council Meeting.

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

The original motion was then put to the vote and declared carried.