Issue - meetings

Members received a report from the Monitoring Officer outlining the current position in relation to standards regime matters.

Officers reported that the two current complaints had now been concluded by the Monitoring Officer, who had met with the Independent Person under the standards regime to determine the most appropriate course of action for each.  As the Monitoring Officer had still to meet with the Councillors involved, who would be given the opportunity to resolve matters in line with the Council’s agreed Member complaints process, the outcomes would be reported on at the next meeting of the Committee.

Members went on to note the training elements of the report, and also agreed the proposed Standards Hearings Sub-Committee memberships.

RESOLVED that

1)              the report of the Monitoring Officer be noted; and

2)              the following Standards Hearings Sub-Committee memberships be approved:

          Hearings Sub-Committee 1

          Councillor Potter (Chair), Councillor Brookes and Councillor Shurmer;

          Hearings Sub-Committee 2

          Councillor Witherspoon (Chair), Councillor Chalk and Councillor Thain; and

          Hearings Sub-Committee 3

          Councillor Baker-Price (Chair), Councillor Y Smith and Councillor Fry.