Agenda item

Suspension of Council Procedure Rules

Minutes:

4.1

RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Peter Rippon, seconded by Councillor David Baker, thatin accordance with Council Procedure Rules 4 (Suspension and Amendment of Council Procedure Rules) and 11 (Motions which may be moved without notice):-

 

 

 

(a)        Council Procedure Rule 5.5 be suspended to remove the four hour and 30 minute time limit for this meeting and instead to set a new time limit of 3 hours; and

 

 

 

(b)        as regards item 6 on the agenda (Revenue Budget and Capital Programme 2018/19):-

 

 

 

            (i) Council Procedure Rule 17.5 be suspended to remove the 3 minute time limit on the speeches of the movers and seconders of amendments and a new time limit be set whereby a total of 20 minutes will be shared by the mover and seconder of each amendment, and all other speakers shall have 3 minutes;

 

 

 

            (ii) Council Procedure Rule 17.11(a) be suspended to remove the right of reply for the mover of the motion; and

 

 

 

            (iii) the revised procedure for debate, used at recent meetings of the Council, be adopted.