Agenda item - Constitutional Matters

Report of the Monitoring Officer (copy attached).

1)           That the committee’s terms of reference, as set out in Appendix A to this report, be noted; and

2)           That the establishment of an Urgency Sub-Committee consisting of the Chair of the Committee and two other Members (nominated in accordance with the scheme for the allocation of seats for committees), to exercise its powers in relation to matters of urgency, on which it is necessary to make a decision before the next ordinary meeting of the Committee be approved. 

7.1         The Committee considered a report of the Monitoring Officer that provided information on the committee’s terms of reference and related matters including the appointment of its urgency sub-committee.

7.2         Councillor Brown noted that the next committee was scheduled for October which was some time away and it may be beneficial to have a meeting before that.

7.3         The Chair was in agreement and stated that he would investigate holding a meeting in late July.

7.4         Councillor Brown noted an error in appendix 1 that stated the committee was responsible for services to young people up to the age of 19 which should instead be 25. It was agreed by Committee to correct this section in appendix 1.

7.5         RESOLVED-

1)           That the committee’s terms of reference, as set out in Appendix A to this report, be noted; and

2)           That the establishment of an Urgency Sub-Committee consisting of the Chair of the Committee and two other Members (nominated in accordance with the scheme for the allocation of seats for committees), to exercise its powers in relation to matters of urgency, on which it is necessary to make a decision before the next ordinary meeting of the Committee be approved.