Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were intimated by Councillors Aileen Morton and Sandy Taylor.

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

Minutes of Short Life Working Group on Political Management Arrangements held on 12 December 2016.

The Minutes of the Meeting of the Short Life Working Group on Political Management Arrangements held on 12 December 2016 were approved as a correct record.

Report by Executive Director of Customer Services

The Short Life Working Group gave consideration to a report which provided them with information they had requested at the previous meeting held on 12 December 2016.

Further information was provided on the Area Model; Programme/frequency of meetings for Cabinet and Traditional Models; Protocol to allow flexibility to respond to consultations; the Harbour Board; Protocol for dealing with reports for noting and a Protocol for Area Committee Business Days meetings and localism.

Decision

The Short Life Working Group requested that officers draft a final report with options around the three discussed models and also to make reference to the frequency of meetings that officers look at ensuring that for the area models, in particular area committee meetings that the school holidays for Easter and October are avoided and also to make reference to the Islands Task Force and Rural Affairs with a series of recommendations for the Council.

(Ref: Report by Executive Director of Customer Services dated 9 January 2017, submitted)