Ordinary meetings of the council take place in
accordance with a programme decided at the council’s annual
meeting. Ordinary meetings will:
1.
elect a person to preside if the chairman and vice-chairman are not
present
2.
deal with any business required by statute to be done before any
other business
3.
approve the minutes of the last meeting
4.
deal with business expressly required by statute to be done
5.
receive any communications or announcements from the chairman, the
leader or a portfolio holder
6.
the leader or a portfolio holder shall answer any questions asked
by councillors of the council by virtue of procedure rule number
nine
7.
deal with any business from the last council meeting
8.
receive reports from the cabinet and the council’s committees
and receive questions and answers on any of those reports
9.
receive reports about and questions and answers on the business of
joint arrangements and external organisations
10.
consider motions
11.
consider any other business specified in the summons to the
meeting, including consideration of proposals from the cabinet in
relation to the council’s budget and policy framework and
reports of the overview and scrutiny committees for debate