2020-11-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   10 NOVEMBER 2020




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            10 NOVEMBER 2020

           31.   Procedural Motions
           31.1. A Councillor at a meeting of Council may, during the debate of a matter at the meeting, move,
                 as a procedural motion, the following motions:
                 a) — that the motion be put;
                 b) — that the item, motion or amendment now before the meeting be deferred;
                 c) — that the meeting proceed to the next item of business;
                 d)   that the matter lie on the table;
                 e)   that the matter be taken from the table;
                f)    that the Chairperson’s ruling be dissented from;
                 g) | to suspend Standing Orders or relevant provisions thereof (insert reason);
                 h) — that the meeting stand adjourned;
                i)    that the meeting of Council be closed or opened to the public.
                 A procedural motion must be seconded.
           31.2 That the motion be put -
                 a)    May be moved at any time to finalise debate of a motion unless the Councillor is the
                       mover, seconder or has spoken to the original motion or subsequent amendment;
                 b)    If carried, the Chairperson shall immediately put the question to the motion or
                      amendment to that motion under consideration;
                Cc)    If lost, debate on the motion or amendment to that motion shall continue.
           31.3 That the item, motion or amendment now before the meeting be deferred -
                 a)    Must specify a time or date, to which the debate shall be deferred;
                 b)   |The matter about which the debate is to be deferred shall be included in the business
                       paper for the meeting identified in Section 31.3a).
           31.4 That the meeting proceed to the next item of business —
                 a)    Debate on the matter that is the subject of the motion shall cease and may be considered
                      again by Council on the giving of notice in accordance with the Standing Orders.
           31.5 That the matter lie on the table -
                 a) | May only be moved where the Chairperson or a Councillor requires additional information
                      on the matter before the meeting (or the result of some other action of Council or person
                       is required) before the matter may be concluded at the meeting;
                 b) | Where such a procedural motion is passed, the Council shall proceed with the next
                       matter on the business paper.
           31.6 That the matter be taken from the table —
                 a)    May be moved at the meeting at which the previous procedural motion was carried.
           31.7  That the Chairperson’s ruling be dissented from -
                 a) | May be moved in   relation to a ruling of the Chairperson. Where such motion is moved,
                      further consideration of any matter shall be suspended until after a ruling is made;
                 b)   Only the mover of the procedural motion and the Chairperson may speak to the
                       procedural motion (in that order). No other Councillors may speak to the procedural
                       motion;
                 c) _ If carried, the matter to which the ruling of the Chairperson was made shall proceed as
                      though that ruling had not been made;
                 d)    If lost, the ruling of the Chairperson shall stand.

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