2.1 Ordinary meetings of the Council will take place in accordance with the programme decided at the Council’s annual meeting.
Ordinary meetings will:
2.1.1 Elect a person to preside if the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council are not present;
2.1.2 Approve the minutes of the last meeting;
2.1.3 Receive any announcements from the Chair of the Council, Leader of the Council, Cabinet Members and Chief Executive;
2.1.4 Except at the first annual meeting of a new Council, receive and answer questions from the public concerning matters which are within the powers and duties of the Council or committee concerned;
2.1.5 Except at the first annual meeting of a new Council, to receive and answer Members’ questions;
2.1.6 To receive, without discussion, any petition submitted by a Member of the Council;
2.1.7 To receive a report from the Cabinet and to afford an opportunity for members to ask questions (without notice) of the Leader and any Cabinet Member on any matter directly relevant to that report;
2.1.8 Receive reports that require a decision to be made by the Council from the Cabinet, any Scrutiny Committee or any other Council body, and debate and decide those matters;
2.1.9 Receive and debate reports as appropriate from each Scrutiny Committee;
2.1.10 Consider motions. Advisory note: a motion should only be considered at the Annual Meeting following a County Council election where an issue is time critical and needs to be determined without delay;
2.1.11 Conduct other business as specified in the agenda;
2.2 The person presiding at the meeting may, at their discretion, vary the order of business. They may bring forward for consideration at any point, as a requirement of statute or urgency, any item that is not on the agenda and the reasons for so doing shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
2.3 The person presiding at the meeting may at any time call upon the Chief Executive or any other person who is not a Member of the Council to advise the Council on any matter referred to in the business under discussion.
