Agenda

Procedures Committee - Tuesday, 26th September, 2023 10.30 am

Venue: Hybrid Meeting (Microsoft Teams / Committee Suite)

Contact: Karen Strahan 01392 382264 Email: karen.strahan@devon.gov.uk

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Items
Note	No.	Item
		PART I - OPEN COMMITTEE
	1.	Apologies for absence
*	2.	Minutes Minutes of the meeting held on 25 April 2023, previously circulated.
	3.	Items requiring urgent attention Items which in the opinion of the Chair should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.
		MATTERS FOR DECISION
	4.	Review of Financial Regulations - Section 5 of the Constitution PDF 248 KB Report of the Director of Finance and Public Value (DF/23/86) seeking approval to update financial regulations and recommend the changes to the Council, attached. The Committee is asked to note that the Governance Working Group considered and endorsed the changes at its meeting on 4 September 2023.
	5.	Policy Framework Review PDF 98 KB Report of the Director of Legal and Democratic Services (LDS/23/14) presenting a review of the Council’s Policy Framework, as considered by the Governance Working Group, attached.
	6.	Decision Making - Revised Definition of Key Decision PDF 116 KB Report of the Director of Legal and Democratic Services (LDS/23/16) presenting a revised definition of the key decision threshold, as considered and endorsed by the Governance Working Group, attached.
	7.	Public Participation - Updated for Modern Meetings PDF 79 KB Report of the Director of Legal and Democratic Services (LDS/23/13), presenting an updated public participation scheme, to reflect updated working practices and the views of the Governance Working Group, attached. Additional documents: Public Participation - Scheme , item 7. PDF 151 KB
*	8.	Draft calendar of meetings for 2024/2025 PDF 285 KB Draft calendar of meetings for 2024/2025, attached.
	9.	Devon County Boundary Divisions - Tiverton East and Willand and Uffculme PDF 87 KB Report of the Director of Legal and Democratic Services (LDS/23/9) seeking approval to support the proposal that the boundary between the County’s Tiverton East Electoral Division and the Willand and Uffculme Electoral Division, be amended, attached. Additional documents: Parish County Electoral Divsions Map - Tiverton East and Willand and Uffculme , item 9. PDF 5 MB
		PART II - ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF PRESS AND PUBLIC ON THE GROUNDS THAT EXEMPT INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED NIL