Ordinary meetings of Full Council
2.1 Order of Business at Ordinary Meetings
Unless otherwise provided under rule 2.2 the order of business at every ordinary meeting will be:
- i) To elect a person to preside if the Chair and Vice-chair are not present;
- ii) To receive apologies from absent Elected Members;
- iii) To receive any declarations of interest from Elected Members;
- iv) To deal with any business required by statute to be done before any other business;
- v) To approve the minutes of the last meeting of Full Council as the correct record;
- vi) To answer questions from Elected Members of Full Council on the minutes of the last meeting of Full Council;
- vii) To deal with any business required by statute to be done;
- viii) To receive any announcements from the Chair, or the Head of Paid Service;
- ix) To dispose of business (if any) remaining from the last meeting and to receive the report of any Committee to which such business was referred for consideration;
- x) To consider reports from the Authority’s Committees and to receive questions and answers on any of those reports;
- xi) To consider any other business specified in the summons to the meeting, and to receive questions and answers on any of those items;
- xii) To consider reports from the Policy Committees:
- (a) proposals in relation to the Authority’s approved Budget and Policy framework; and
- (b) proposals for departures from the approved budget and policy framework; xiii) To consider motions in the order in which notice has been received;
- xiv) To receive the Chief Executive’s report and to pass such resolutions thereon as may be deemed necessary.
- xv) To receive questions from and provide answers to the public in relation to matters of which notice has been given under Rule 9;
- xvi) To answer questions of Elected Members under Rule 10;
- a) Questions to the Chairs about recent decisions of Council the Authority’s Committees without notice under Council Procedure Rule 10.1
- b) Questions on notice to the Chair of any Committee under Council Procedure Rule 10.2
- c) Questions on notice to the Authority’s representatives on the Police and Crime Panel and Cleveland Fire Authority
- d) Minutes of the meetings held by the Cleveland Fire Authority and the Police and Crime Panel
The business items set out above are the only matters which may be brought before an Ordinary meeting of Full Council.
2.2 Variation of Order of Business
Business falling under items (i) to (vi) of rule 2.1 shall not be displaced, but subject thereto the order of business of an Ordinary Meeting may be varied:
- i) by the Chair, or
- ii) by a resolution passed on a motion (which need not be in writing) duly moved and seconded, which shall be moved and put without discussion.