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Saturday 22 November 2008

Standing Orders

Index

PART 7

[Index]

34 Index to County Council Procedure Rules (Standing Orders)

Allocation of seats between political groups 21(3)
Appointment of:
– Committees 21
– Working Parties 21(2)
Approval of Minutes 5(1)(e); 12; 13
Appointment of members, to Committees 21
Appointment of Officers 35
Attendance at Committees 25
– eligibility to speak 25(1)
– at Development Control Committee 25(2)(b)
– in accordance with Standing Order 23(2) 25(2)(c)
– in respect of Notice of Motion 25(2)(c)
– substitutes 25(2)(d)
August Recess 22(2)
   
Calendar of meetings 22(1)
Calling of Minutes: at Council 14(1)
Chairman:
– of Meeting 3; 5(1)(a); 21; 24
– election of Chairman & Vice Chairman 3;5(1)(a); 5(1)(d); 24
– eligibility 21(1); 24(1)
– time of election 5(1)(a); 24(2); 24(4)
– duration of office 24(4)
– of Standards Committee 24(3)
Chairmen & Vice Chairmen 3; 5; 24
Code of Business Conduct 36
Committees (other than the Executive):
– adjournment of 22(3)
– agenda and order of business 5, 23
– application of Standing Orders 20
– appointment & membership of 21
– attendance at 25
– Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen, of 24
– meetings of 22
– notice of 2; 22(4)
– public participation 28
– quorum 26
Conduct of members — disorderly 18
Confidential Proceedings 27
County Council:
adjournment of meeting 1(4)
Annual Meeting 1(2)
approval of minutes 5(1)(e)
Budget Meeting 1(3)(b)
Chairman and Vice-Chairman 3; 5(1)(a); 5(1)(d)
filling of vacancies 5(1)(h)
notice of 2
order of business: 5
– left over from previous meeting 5(1)(f)
– changes to 5(1); 5(2)
ordinary meetings 1(3)(a)
questions, by Councillors, at 5(1)(i), 17
quorum 4
rules of debate 14
speaking at 14; 15; 16
special meetings 1(c)
   
Debate, rules of 14
Delegation: starred minutes 13(4)
Disciplinary action, officers 35
Disorderly conduct by Members 18
Disturbance by members of the public 19
   
Executive
[See also Part 4 of the Constitution]
6(6); 8(2); 25
   
Financial matters and procedures 36
   
Gifts & hospitality 34(5)
   
Inspection of documents, lands & premises 37
   
Length of speeches 16
   
Members’ interests 34
Meetings
– rules of debate 14
– speaking at 15; 16
– reserving the right to speak 15(5)
– subject of speech 15(3)
– notice/summons of 2
– point of order/personal explanation 15(4)
– seconding a motion or amendment 15(5)
– right of reply 15(7)
– right to speak again 15(6)
Minutes
– of County Council meetings 12
– of Committees submitted to Council 13
– calling of at Council 14(1)
Motions and Amendments
– referred 8
– regulating procedures of Council 9
– affecting employees of the Council 10
– amendments moved without notice 11
– to proceed to the next business 14(11)
– to adjourn debate or Council 14(11)
– that the question now be put 14(11)
– not seconded 14(12)
– recording of 14(13)
– and Amendments 14(4)-(13)
   
Notices of Motion
– at County Council 6
– refer to Executive 6(6)
– to rescind previous resolution 7
   
Order of business 5; 23
   
Personnel Regulations 35
Political Balance 21(3)
   
Questions, by Councillors, at Council 5(l)(i); 17
Questions, at Executive [See Part 4 of the Constitution]
Questions, to Police or Fire Authority 17(10)
Quorum
– Council 4
– Committees 26
Executive [See Part 4 of the Constitution]
   
Rules of debate 14
Recess: August 22(2)
   
Special meetings
– of Council 1(3)(c)
– of Committees 22(4)
Speaking at meetings 15; 16
Standing Orders
– interpretation of 31
– suspension of 30
– to apply to committees 20
– variation and revocation 29
Substitutes, Members 25(2)(d)
   
Voting on motions and amendments
– method of 32(1); 31(2)
– recording of votes 32(2); 32(4)
– equality of votes 32(3)
– second or casting vote 32(3)
Voting: on appointments 33
   
Working Parties, appointment of 21(2)

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