Agenda and minutes

Standards Committee - Wednesday 24 July 2013 2.00 pm

Venue: To be held at the Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, S1 2HH

Contact: Dave Ross, Democratic Services  Email: dave.ross@sheffield.gov.uk

Note: Inquorate meeting 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

1.1

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors David Baker and Penny Baker.

 

2.

Exclusion of Public and Press

To identify items where resolutions may be moved to exclude the press and public

Minutes:

2.1

No items were identified where it was proposed to exclude the public and press.

 

3.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Members to declare any interests they have in the business to be considered at the meeting.

Minutes:

3.1

There were no declarations of interest from members of the Committee.

 

4.

Appointment of Deputy Chair

To appoint a Deputy Chair of the Committee for 2013/14.

Minutes:

4.1

Resolved: That consideration of the appointment of the Deputy Chair is deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.

 

5.

Minutes of Last Meeting pdf icon PDF 38 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 15 May 2013.

Minutes:

5.1

Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting of Committee held on 15 May 2013 are noted.

 

6.

Review of Standards Procedures pdf icon PDF 65 KB

Report of the Monitoring Officer.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

6.1

The Monitoring Officer (Director of Legal and Governance) submitted a report updating the Committee on the steps taken by the Council in relation to complying with the statutory obligations of the Localism Act 2011 to promote high standards of Member conduct, adopt a Code of conduct and introduce a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.

The Role and Terms of Reference of the Committee pdf icon PDF 43 KB

Report of the Monitoring Officer.

Minutes:

7.1

The Monitoring Officer (Director of Legal and Governance) submitted a report reviewing the role of the Committee in relation to promoting Standards. Attached to the report were relevant extracts of the Council’s Constitution relating to the Committee’s membership, role and functions and terms of reference.

 

 

7.2

There was discussion  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

8.

Dates of Future Meetings

To note that meetings of the Committee will be held on the following dates at 2.00 p.m.:

 

·         27 November 2013

·         29 January 2014

·         26 March 2014

Minutes:

8.1

It was noted that meetings of the Committee would be held at 2.00 p.m. on 27 November 2013, 29 January and 26 March 2014.