Notice of Motion submitted in accordance with Standing Order No 6
Proposer – Councillor Kitching
Seconder – Councillor Hunt
Public questions at Full Council Meetings
This Council believes that:
(1) Its primary role is to both serve and empower local residents and to work with them to help Barnsley achieve its full potential.
(2) In order to do this effectively it is imperative that it is a Council that actively engages with and listens to its residents and acts on local people’s issues.
(3) Accepting Public Questions delivered by residents at Full Council meetings is an excellent and widely adopted way of starting to ensure that culture of engagement, openness and listening.
Therefore, this Council calls for:
(4) A portion of every Full Council meeting to be reserved for questions and relevant supplementary questions asked by Members of the Public to Cabinet Members.
(5) That appropriate amendments be made to Standing Orders.
Note: if the Motion is moved and seconded it will stand deferred without discussion until the next meeting to be held on the 25th July, 2019 in accordance with Standing Order No 41.
Minutes:
The following motion submitted in accordance with Standing Order No 6 was:
Moved by Councillor Kitching – Seconded by Councillor Hunt.
(Note: Having been Moved and Seconded, this Motion was required to stand deferred without discussion until the next meeting to be held on the 25th July, 2019 in accordance with Standing Order No. 41)
Public questions at Full Council Meetings
This Council believes that:
(1) Its primary role is to both serve and empower local residents and to work with them to help Barnsley achieve its full potential.
(2) In order to do this effectively it is imperative that it is a Council that actively engages with and listens to its residents and acts on local people’s issues.
(3) Accepting Public Questions delivered by residents at Full Council meetings is an excellent and widely adopted way of starting to ensure that culture of engagement, openness and listening.
Therefore, this Council calls for:
(4) A portion of every Full Council meeting to be reserved for questions and relevant supplementary questions asked by Members of the Public to Cabinet Members.
(5) That appropriate amendments be made to Standing Orders.