To consider the provisional calendar of meetings for 2012/13.

The Council considered the submitted report setting out the proposed calendar of meetings for 2012/2013.

It was proposed by Councillor Pritchard and seconded by Councillor Excell:

(i)            that the calendar of meetings for 2012/2013, set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved; and

(ii)          that meetings of the Employment Committee and Civic Committee be held on an ad-hoc basis, to be determined by the Governance Support Manager in consultation with the relevant Chairman.

An amendment was proposed by Councillor Cowell and seconded by Councillor Ellery:

(i)            that, subject to meetings of Council commencing at 5.30 pm and the Chairs of Committees and Sub-Committees (with the exception of the Development Management Committee and Licensing Sub-Committee), Policy Development Groups and Scrutiny Boards be requested to consider meetings being held at 5.30 pm, the calendar of meetings for 2012/2013, set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.

On being put to the vote, the amendment was declared lost.

A further amendment was proposed by Councillor Morey and seconded by Councillor Darling:

(iii)         that Group Leaders give further consideration to the timing of council meetings and their deliberations be reported to a future meeting.

On being put to the vote, the amendment was declared carried.

The substantive motion (the same wording as the original motion with the addition of paragraph (iii) above) was then before Members for consideration.

On being put to the vote, the substantive motion was declared carried.