Issue - meetings

(1)               The Committee had before them a report and proposed protocol setting out a process for the Councillor Call for Action which became law on 1 April 2009.

(2)       The Committee noted that the Councillor Call for Action went beyond the existing power Members had to raise issues for Scrutiny as it provided a mechanism whereby all Members of the Council can call for a debate and discussion at an overview and scrutiny committee a topic of neighbourhood concern.

(3)       The Committee noted that this was a mechanism which could only be used when a Member demonstrated that he/she had exhausted all other mechanisms to achieve a satisfactory resolution.

(4)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)       the draft protocol for a Councillor Call for Action be endorsed :and

(b)       the Head of Democratic Services and Local Leadership be given delegated authority, in consultation with the Deputy Leader and the Chairman of the Selection and Member Services Committee to agree the protocol and any consequential amendments to the Constitution for submission to the County Council for approval on 10 December 2009