Agenda item

To receive and consider any procedural motions by Members of the Council in relation to the conduct of this Meeting.  Notice of such procedural motions, received after the issuing of this Summons, will be tabled.

(i)                 The Mayor advised that he had received notice of the withdrawal of Motion 16(13) – Council Tax from its proposer and seconder.  The amendment contained in the tabled papers, would therefore not be considered;

(ii)               The Mayor stated that he had received notice of an alteration to the proposer and seconder for Motion 16(1) – Proposed Privatisation of London Fire Brigade Merton Control Room.  Councillor David Perry would now be the proposer and Councillor Brian Gate the seconder.

(iii)             The Leader of the Council, Councillor Bill Stephenson, moved a procedural motion under Rule 26.1 that in line with previous years and for the purposes of the debate on the Final Revenue Budget and MTFS 2012/13 to 2014/15, the rules of debate be varied, as set out in the tabled documents, and that the procedure therein be also applied to the reports on the Corporate Plan 2012/13, Final Housing Revenue Account and MTFS 2012/13 – 2014/15, Capital Programme 2012/13 to 2014/15 and Treasury Management Strategy Statement, Prudential Indicators and Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Policy and Strategy 2012/13, insofar as the recommendations and amendments be debated jointly.  This was agreed.

(iv)             The Mayor proposed that if the debate on items 8-11 continued beyond 10.30 pm, he would consider the guillotine as having been reached and that all remaining items on the Summons would be voted on without debate, in accord with Rule 9.3.

(v)               The Mayor announced that he had received notice, within the tabled papers, of 3 amendments in respect of Motions on the Summons.  These would be dealt with individually at the items concerned.

(vi)             The Mayor informed Council that Motions 16(3) - Whitchurch Pavilion and Playing Fields and 16(10) - Whitchurch Lease fell within the remit of the Executive and therefore, stood referred to the next meeting of Cabinet.

(vii)           The Council received notification within the tabled papers of an Urgent Motion (Council Prayers).  The Leader of the Council rose to request that the Urgent Motion not be admitted as the issue was currently under appeal and a legal ruling was awaited.  Upon a vote the Urgent Motion was refused.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)               the withdrawal of Motion 16(13) – Council Tax be noted;

(2)               the change of proposer and seconder for Motion 16(1) – Proposed Privatisation of London Fire Brigade Merton Control Room be noted;

(3)               the partial suspension under Rule 25.1, regarding the moving of recommendations from Cabinet and the rules of debate (including extended time for opening speeches by both political groups), as set out in the tabled papers, be approved for the purposes of the debate upon:

Item 8A – Integrated Planning: Corporate Plan 2012/13;

Item 8B – Final Revenue Budget and MTFS 2012/13 - 2014/15;

Item 9 – Final Housing Revenue Account and MTFS 2012/13 - 2014/15;

Item 10 - Capital Programme 2012/13 – 2014/15;

Item 11 – Treasury Management Strategy Statement, Prudential Indicators and Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Policy and Strategy 2012/13;

(4)               it be noted that should the debate on items 8-11 continue beyond 10.30 pm, in accord with Rule 9.3, the guillotine procedure would come into force and the remaining items on the Summons would be voted on without debate;

(5)               the 3 further amendments tabled in respect of Motions on the Summons, be dealt with individually at the Motions concerned;

(6)               it be noted that Motions 16(3) - Whitchurch Pavilion and Playing Fields and 16(10) - Whitchurch Lease fell within the remit of the Executive and stood referred to the next meeting of Cabinet;

(7)               the Urgent Motion (Council Prayers) be not admitted.