Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Director of Finance, Resources & Customer Services seeking approval to:

(a)       amend the Council’s policy on filming at meetings; and

(b)       adopt a protocol for Member Appointment Panels and update to Terms of Reference and Procedure Rules.

(Report No.208)

Members are asked to note that both of the above were considered and approved for recommendation on to Council by the Members & Democratic Services Group on 18 February 2015.

RECEIVED a report  from the Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services (No: 208)seeking approval to:

a.         amend the Council’s policy on filming at meetings; and

b.         adopt a protocol for Member Appointment Panels and update the Appointment Panel Terms of Reference and Officer Employment Procedure Rules.

NOTED that the proposed amendments and protocol had been considered and approved for recommendation on to Council by the Members and Democratic Services Group on 18 February 2015.

AGREED

(1)     The amendment to section (c) of the policy for filming at Council meetings, as set out in para 3.1.7 of the report and to the administrative change in terms of how the policy is cross referenced within the remainder of the Constitution, as detailed in section 3.1.8 of the report.

(2)     To adopt the Member Appointment Panel Protocol and approve the amendments to the Terms of Reference for the Appointments Panel and Officer Employment Procedure Rules, as detailed in section 3.2 and Appendix 1 of the report.