Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk concerning its Terms of Reference, the terms of reference of its sub committees and its frequency of meetings ahead of submission of the White Paper to the Court of Common Council on 27 April 2017.

The Chairman reminded Members that the Committee were required to review their terms of reference on an annual basis. He went on to suggest that, this year, the discussions around this matter might be held in two stages. Firstly, a decision was required as to what terms of reference were presented to the April 2017 Court of Common Council meeting but, secondly, the Chairman suggested that the Committee might want to adopt their own, longer term, view as to what they would like their terms of reference to look like following full consideration of Mr Bourne’s report.

Members disagreed with this suggestion and stated that they felt it would be more prudent to wait for the outcomes of the Working Party’s considerations and any views they might have on this before further reviewing the Committee’s existing terms of reference.

RESOLVED – That:

(a)        Members approve the Standards Committee’s Terms of Reference for submission to the Court of Common Council on 27 April 2017 and also note that these may be subject to further change pending the outcome of the Standards Regime Review Working Party’s deliberations on Mr Bourne’s report;

(b)        Members agree that the Standards Committee continue to meet three times per     annum; and

(c)        Members note the scheduled meeting dates for the remainder of 2017 and 2018.