Venue: Phoenix Chambers, Phoenix House, Tiverton
Contact: Andrew Seaman Member Services Manager
Link: audio recording
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Chairman of the Council To elect the Chairman of the Council for the year 2023/24. |
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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. |
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Declarations of Interest under the Code of Conduct To record any interests on agenda matters.
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Public Question Time To receive any questions relating to items on the agenda from members of the public and replies thereto.
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Members to consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 26 April 2023.
The Council is reminded that only those Members present at the previous meeting should vote and, in doing so, should be influenced only by seeking to ensure that the minutes are an accurate record. |
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Vice Chairman of the Council To elect the Vice Chairman of the Council for the year 2023/24. |
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Leader of the Council To elect the Leader of the Council for a period of 4 years. |
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Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee To elect the Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee for 2023/24. |
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Amendment of Constitution in relation Deputy Leader of the Council In order to maintain leadership availability at all times it is proposed that the Council agrees to amend the Constitution to allow the Leader to appoint two deputies to their Cabinet, and that the Monitoring Officer is instructed to amend the Constitution accordingly so as to reflect that any reference to ‘Deputy Leader’ is given to mean either of the members appointed to that role where two such members have been appointed.
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Appointment of Committees, Sub Committees, Working Groups and other Internal Bodies It is recommended:
(a) that the Council approve the allocation of seats on Committees and other Council Bodies as shown on the schedule;
(b) that Members be appointed to Committees in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a) above;
(c) that Members also be appointed to Working Groups and other Internal Bodies in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a)above;
(d) that the Chief Executive be authorised to make changes to membership of Committees, Working Groups and other Internal Bodies as may be notified to him from time to time by the relevant Political Group to which those seats have been allocated by the Council. Additional documents: |
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Appointment to Outside Bodies To consider the list of appointments to outside bodies and seek representatives to the positions available. Additional documents: |
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Scheme of Delegations To agree the existing scheme of delegations as set out in Part 3 of the Constitution. (The Scheme of Delegation sets out the levels of decision making within the Council, outlining those to be made by Council, the Cabinet, individual Cabinet Members, those Committees with regulatory functions and officers). |
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Programme of Meetings To approve the programme of ordinary meetings of the Council for the year 2023/24:
- 19 July 2023 - 6 September 2023 - 1 November 2023 - 20 December 2023 - 21 February 2024 - 24 April 2024 |