Agenda item

Council assembly to consider constitutional issues referred from the constitutional steering panel.

(see pages 49 – 56 of the main agenda)

This report was considered after the guillotine had fallen, therefore in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.12 (3) & (4), the report was afforded up to a maximum of 15 minutes.

The recommendations contained within the report were put to the vote and declared to be carried.

RESOLVED:

That the following constitutional changes be adopted by council assembly, as recommended by the constitutional steering panel:

Urgency arrangements between the elections and annual meeting 2014

1.  That the changes identified in paragraphs 9 – 15 of the report and amendments in Appendix A to the urgency arrangements during the interim period between a municipal election and annual council assembly be agreed.  These arrangements will apply until the annual meeting (constitutional meeting) on Wednesday 11 June 2014. 

Annual meeting in 2014

2.  That the amendment to the notice period for the annual meeting (mayor-making and constitutional meetings) to allow it to be held as soon as reasonably possible following the municipal elections (see amendment in paragraph 22; background information in paragraphs 16 – 23 of the report), be agreed.