Issue - meetings

RESOLVED that the following procedural motions moved by Councillor Kabir and which related to three items on the agenda, be agreed:

1.     The Budget and Council Tax 2017-18 to 2019-20

i)          That the Leader of the Council be permitted to speak for up to 15 minutes in presenting the report on the 2017-18 to 2019-20 Budget and Council Tax to the meeting, setting out the Cabinet’s proposals for the Budget, after which, the following arrangements for the purpose of debating and voting upon the Budget and Council Tax 2017-18 to 2019-20 be as follows:

The Deputy Leader of the Council be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes;

The Chair of the Resources and Public Realm Scrutiny Committee be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes;

Councillor Davidson, on behalf of the Leader of the Conservative Group, be permitted to speak for up to 15 minutes;

The Leader of the Brent Conservative Group be permitted to speak for up to 15 minutes;

A general debate to follow, during which the usual rules for debate would apply, as set out in Standing Orders 46 and 47, save as set out in this procedural motion;

The Leader of the Council be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes to submit his closing remarks; and

ii)    That voting on each Group’s budget proposals be taken en bloc.

2.     Motion

That Standing Order 34(e) be suspended to allow for a cross-party motion to be considered this evening.

3.     Petition

That the lead petitioner be allowed to address Full Council for a maximum of five minutes and that the relevant Lead Member be allowed to respond for a maximum of three minutes.

Furthermore, a maximum of one speaker from each Group be allowed to speak for a maximum of three minutes should they wish.