Issue - meetings

The committee received a report from the Democratic Services Manager which sought views on the Council’s meeting calendar for the Municipal Year 2016/17.

In response to members’ questions the Democratic Services Manager said the following:

i.             The proposed Housing Scrutiny date in September 2016 would be moved to avoid a clash with the Liberal Democrat Party conference.

ii.            Area Committees dates were not shown on the calendar as Area Committees set their own dates. However a calendar had been produced which included proposed dates for Area Committees and joint meetings with South Cambridgeshire District Council and the County Council and this could be circulated to members.

An amendment was proposed and unanimously approved in relation to recommendation 2ii that the calendar of meetings continued to go to Civic Affairs for approval.

Resolved (unanimously) to:

       i.                To delegate final approval of the calendars to the Chief Executive in consultation with Group Leaders no later than 31 October 2015.

     ii.                To confirm that for future years the calendar of meetings should still be approved by the Civic Affairs Committee.