This item had not been circulated 5 clear days in advance of the meeting. The chair agreed to accept the item for reasons for urgency as the decisions required could not wait until the next meeting of cabinet due to take place on 2 November 2010. The cabinet is due to consider a report on the council’s future accommodation strategy in November and this item will need to be informed by decisions made by the democracy commission that will have a bearing on future accommodation requirements.
Councillor Abdul Mohamed presented the democracy commission report and recorded his thanks for the work undertaken by members and officers on the commission.
RESOLVED:
That the recommendations of the democracy commission set out in appendix 4 to the report be endorsed by cabinet.
NOTE: The report and recommendation will be considered by council assembly on 20 October 2010.