NOTICE OF MOTION – DIVERSITY CHAMPION

 

To:                               Council – 12 July 2012

 

By:                               Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager

 

Classification:              Unrestricted

 

Ward:                           All Wards

 

 

Summary:                   To consider a Notice of Motion submitted in relation to the Diversity Champion

 

For Decision

 

 

1.0       Introduction and Background

 

1.1.      Council Procedure Rule No. 16 governs the process for motions on notice being submitted to Council.   

 

1.2       The following motion on notice has been validly received, signed by Councillor King as proposer and Councillor Marson, as seconder:

 

 

“That Council has no confidence in the Diversity Champion, Councillor Worrow.”

 

 

2.0       Options

 

2.1       To debate the motion

 

2.2       To refer the motion to Cabinet

 

3.0       Corporate Implications

 

3.1       Financial

 

3.1.1    None

 

3.2       Legal

 

3.2.1    Council Procedure rule 16.3 states that, if seconded, a motion on notice will stand referred without discussion to the Cabinet or appropriate Committee for determination or report, unless the Council decides to debate the motion in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19 (rules of debate).

 

3.3       Corporate

 

3.3.1    Council Procedure Rule 16 provides the opportunity for Councillors to give advance notice of motions to be put to Council.

 

3.4       Equity and Equalities

 

3.4.1    Councillor Fenner, Cabinet Member for Business Services, appointed Councillor Worrow as the Council’s “diversity champion” in January 2012 under a delegation granted to her by the Leader of the Council.

 

4.0       Recommendation

 

4.1       That Council either refers the motion on notice to Cabinet or debates the motion in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19 (rules of debate).

 

5.0       Decision Making Process

 

5.1       In accordance with Council Procedure rule 16, unless Council agrees otherwise, this motion will be referred to Cabinet without discussion.  Council can, however, agree to debate the matter.

 

 

Contact Officer:

Glenn Back, Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager

 

Reporting to:

Harvey Patterson, Corporate & Regulatory Services Manager and Monitoring Officer

 

 

Annex List

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

Background Papers

 

Title

Details of where to access copy

None

 

 

 

 

Corporate Consultation Undertaken

 

Finance

N/A

Legal

Harvey Patterson, Corporate & Regulatory Services Manager and Monitoring Officer, Ext 7005

Communications

Justine Wingate, Corporate Information Manager, Ext 7908