Decision details
Proposed Decision Making Arrangements
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of Report: This reports informs the
Executive of the outcome of consultation undertaken since the last
Executive meeting, in relation to proposals for new decision making
arrangements to allow for greater pre decision scrutiny.
Members are asked to agree proposals for implementation of the new
arrangements.
Decision:
Resolved: That the Executive agree to:
(i) Confirm the introduction of pre decision scrutiny arrangements and their commitment more generally to involving scrutiny in improving the quality of decisions made by the Council.
(ii) To endorse the proposed arrangements for pre decision scrutiny as set out in this report and described in the guide at Annex A.
(iii) To invite the Corporate and Scrutiny Management Policy and Scrutiny Committee to:
a) Consider how best to involve Members of other Scrutiny Committees in its pre decision call in work
b) Establish a Sub Committee to deal with urgent call ins
c) To consider the remits of Scrutiny Committees and the membership of CSMPSC itself with a view to presenting proposals to Council
(iv) To agree to review the new arrangements at the end of the Municipal Year.
Reason: To enable reviseddecision making arrangements to be put in place
Report author: Andrew Docherty
Publication date: 27/08/2015
Date of decision: 27/08/2015
Decided at meeting: 27/08/2015 - Executive
Effective from: 02/09/2015
Accompanying Documents:
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