Procedures

Present:-

Councillors Berry (Chairman), Cann, Black, Greenslade, Hart, S Hughes, Owen (vice Westlake), Spence and Way

*1 Minutes

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2009 be signed as a correct record.

*2 Locality Budgets

The County Solicitor reported that the Local Government Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 gave an opportunity to vary the current arrangements for approval of the allocation of Members locality budgets if the Committee wished to do so.

It was MOVED by Councillor Hart, SECONDED by Councillor Greenslade and

RESOLVED

(a) that the current arrangements for approval by County Committees of the allocation of Members locality budgets continue to apply subject to the Leader of the Council being authorised to approve such allocations where necessary until the County Committees have met to elect their Chairmen and Vice- Chairmen;

(b) that arrangements be made as soon as is practicable for meetings of HATOCs/County Committees to be convened for the election of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen;

*3 Scheme of Delegation

The County Solicitor reported that, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 and from 31 December 2007, responsibility for approving the Council s scheme of delegation would be vested in the Leader of the Council.

It was MOVED by Councillor Hart, SECONDED by Councillor Greenslade and

RESOLVED that the Council note and endorse the agreement of the Leader of the Council to the existing scheme of delegation set out at Part 3 of the Constitution remaining in force until the Annual Meeting in May 2013 subject to his approval to any changes that may be required from time to time as recommended by the County Solicitor.

* DENOTES DELEGATED MATTER WITH POWER TO ACT

The meeting started at 4.05pm and finished at 4.19pm

Minutes of this Committee are published on the County Council s Website at: :