Agenda, decisions and draft minutes
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Written Request for Special Meeting Additional documents: Minutes: The Council had before the wording of the written request for this special Council meeting which had been signed by 12 members in accordance with Standing Order 8.2.2:-
“The business to be transacted relates to Committee Places in terms of Standing Order 47.9.”
The Council had before it a motion by Councillor Malik in the following terms:- That the Council:
Suspends Standing Order 42.1 (Altering Previous Decisions) to allow the Council to consider the matter today.
Notes the Liberal Democrats, despite having only 4 members, receive more places on Committees than the 5 independent members.
Agrees the following compositions:-
SNP 18/45 - 44 places Labour 11/45 - 25 places Conservative 7/45 - 17 places Independent 5/45 - 10 places Liberal Democrats 4/45 - 9 places
Councillor Malik moved as a procedural motion, seconded by Councillor Houghton:- That the Council suspends Standing Order 42.1 (Altering Previous Decisions) to allow the Council to consider the matter today.
On a division, there voted:-
For the procedural motion (19) - Councillors Blake, Bonsell, Boulton, Brooks, Crockett, Farquhar, Graham, Grant, Houghton, Kusznir, Lawrence, Macdonald, McLeod, Malik, Massey, Nicoll, Mrs Stewart, Thomson and Watson.
Against the procedural motion (22) - Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Al-Samarai, Allard, Bouse, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Davidson, Fairfull, Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, McLellan, McRae, Mennie, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.
The Council resolved:- (i) to reject the procedural motion; and (ii) to therefore take no action as the procedural motion had been rejected, which meant the item could not be considered. |