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Council - 17 July 2012

Meeting details

Committee: Council

Date: Tuesday 17 July 2012 at 10:30 AM

Location: Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Cambridge

Prayers led by Rajnikant Shah of the Indian Community and Culture Association

Minutes for this meeting

Agenda items

  1. Minutes - 15th May 2012

    Report for Minutes - 15th May 2012 (465kb)

  2. Announcements

    Oral

  3. Declarations of Interest

    Oral

  4. Public Question Time

    To receive and respond to questions from the public in accordance with the agreed protocol

  5. Petitions

    To receive petitions from the public in accordance with the agreed County Council Petitions Procedure

  6. Proposed changes to the Governance Arrangements for the Cambridgeshire Councty Council Pensions Committee and consequential Constitutional amendments

  7. Revisions to the Members' Code of Conduct and consequential Constitutional amendments

  8. Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2011/12 and Strategic Work Programme 2012/13

    Report for Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2011/12 and Strategic Work Programme 2012/13 (241kb)

  9. Motions submitted under Council Procedure Rule 10

    1. Motion from Councillor Susan van de Ven

    2. Motion from Councillor Peter Downes

  10. Questions

    1. Oral Questions (Council Procedure Rule 9.1)

      Members will be invited to ask questions of: • the Leader of the Council • Cabinet member • the Chairman of any Committee • representatives on the Police and Fire Authorities Note:Questions should relate to business discussed at a Cabinet or committee meeting, any matter relevant to the business of the Council and/or matter which affects the County of Cambridgeshire. The maximum time allowed for questions and answers will be 60 minutes.

    2. Written Questions (Council Procedure Rule 9.2)

      To note responses to written questions from Councillors submitted under Council Procedure Rule 9.2. Note:copies will be provided to Groups in their meetings prior to the start of the meeting and spares will be available in the Council Chamber.

  11. Membership of Committees and appointments to Outside Organisations

The County Council is committed to open government and members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting.  It supports the principle of transparency and encourages filming, recording and taking photographs at meetings that are open to the public.  It also welcomes the use of social networking and micro-blogging websites (such as Twitter and Facebook) to communicate with people about what is happening, as it happens.  These arrangements operate in accordance with a protocol agreed by the Chairman of the Council and political Group Leaders which can be accessed via the following link or made available on request: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/democracy/recordingofmeetings.htm

 The Council cannot provide car parking on the Shire Hall site so you will need to use nearby public car parks.  Details of other transport options are available on the Council's website at: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/offices/shirehall.htm

 For more information about this meeting, including access arrangements and facilities for people with disabilities, please contact Michelle Rowe at the County Council's Democratic Services on Cambridge (01223) 699180 or by email at: michelle.rowe@cambridgeshire.gov.uk