Issue - meetings

To consider the Chief Officer’s Report.

The Development Manager introduced the report for the Committee to consider changes to the arrangements for public speaking and site visits as proposed by the informal working group which met on 11 July 2019.

The recommendation is that the Committee confirm that the Chair use her discretion to implement the proposals on a trial basis pending a report to the Governance, Audit and Performance Committee on the formal changes to the Constitution.

The proposal to accept the recommendation was put forward by Councillor Gerard and seconded by Councillor Lemon.

RESOLVED:  to implement the following proposals on a trial basis pending a report to the Governance, Audit and Performance Committee on the formal changes to the Constitution.

1. A single representative of Town/Parish Councils to be allotted FIVE minutes to speak.

2. All other public speakers to be allotted FOUR minutes to speak

3. Change the limit of public speakers to TEN, with no distinction between support, oppose or neutral

4. Clarify that representatives of agent/applicant/developers to be given a total of FIFTEEN minutes

5. Limiting Town/Parish Council Representation at Committee Site Visits to TWO