Decision details

To approve arrangements for governance, accountability and priority-setting for budgets allocated to Area Environment Sub-Committees.

The Committee considered the report.

Councillor Alison Moore moved that the Recommendation be amended to read “That the Community Leadership Committee approves the draft Framework set out at Appendix 1 to the report, subject to the operational details being agreed through an informal Working Group and report back to the next meeting of the Community Leadership Committee”. The motion was seconded. Votes were recorded as follows:

The Chairman used his casting vote and voted in opposition to the motion.  The motion was lost.

Councillor Graham Old moved that the Recommendation be amended to read “That the Community Leadership Committee approves the principle of devolved budgets but request that Officers refine the recommendations, specifically on the role of elected Members, in conjunction with the Member Working Group, and bring them back to the next meeting of the Committee. The motion was seconded. Votes were recorded as follows:

The Chairman used his casting vote and voted in agreement to the motion. The motion was carried and became the Substantive Motion.

The Committee voted on the Substantive Motion. 

Votes were recorded as follows:

RESOLVED – That the Community Leadership Committee approves the principle of devolved budgets but request that Officers refine the recommendations, specifically on the role of elected Members, in conjunction with the Member Working Group, and bring them back to the next meeting of the Committee.