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Argyll and Bute Council Constitution Part B - Standing orders for meetings

 

Index
Item Standing Order
Adjournment - No quorum 4
Adjournment - Disorder 9
Adjournment - Meeting 12
Admission of Public and Press 7
Agenda 3
Amendments 10
Application of Standing Orders to Committees and Sub-Committees 19
Attendance at meetings - As a Non-Member of a Committee or Sub-Committee 22.1
Attendance at meetings - Local Members 22.1
Attendance at meetings - Exclusion from as a Non-Member of a Committee or Sub-Committee 22.2
Attendance at meetings - Failure to attend 6
Attendance at meetings - Members to have attended entire "hearing proceedings" 22.3
Attendance at meetings - Record of Members present 8.1.1
Business - Order of 8
Business - Urgent (see under Urgent Business) 14
Changes, Can a Council decision be changed 16
Committees and Sub-Committees - Appointment of Committees and Sub-Committees 19
Committees and Sub-Committees - Arranging Meetings 20
Committees and Sub-Committees - Special Meetings 20.2
Committees and Sub-Committees - Quorum 21
Committees and Sub-Committees - Attendance as Non-Member of a Committee or Sub-Committee 22
Provost/Chair - Absence of 5
Provost/Chair - Appointment of 1
Provost/Chair - Powers and duties of 9
Provost/Chair - To preside at Meetings 5
Conduct - Disorderly by a Member 9
Conduct - Disorderly by Public 7.4
Confidential Information - Reports not available to the Public 3.4
Contracts - Councillors – Interests in 23
Debate, Rules of 10
Decisions, Can a decision of the Council be changed 16
Deputations 18
Disorderly Conduct - By Member 9
Disorderly Conduct - By Public 7.4
Education Committee – voting rights of persons interested in Promotion of religious education 21.2
Exempt Information - Reports not available to public 3.4
Exempt Information - Disclosure of 24
Financial Regulations and Contract Standing Orders, power to make 28
Interests in Contracts and other matters - Members 23
Leader and Depute Leader of the Council, appointment 1.1.3
Local Member, attendance at Committee and Sub-Committee Meetings 22
Members - Appointment of Committees 1.1.4
Members - Appointment to Outside Bodies 1.1.7
Members - Attendance at Meetings - As a Non-Member of Committee or Sub-Committee 22
Members - Attendance at Meetings - Exclusion from, as Non-Member of Committee or Sub-Committee 22
Members - Attendance at Meetings - Local, attendance at Committee or sub-Committee meetings 22
Members - Failure to attend meetings 6
Meetings - Adjournment - Disorder 9.5
Meetings - Adjournment - Of Meeting 12
Meetings - Adjournment - No Quorum 4.5
Meetings - Agenda 3
Meetings - Business, Order of 8
Meetings - Closing a debate, procedural motions 12.3
Meetings - Debate, Rules of 10
Meetings - Minutes of 17
Meetings - Notice of 2
Meetings - Ordinary Meetings - Council 1.2
Meetings - Ordinary Meetings - Committee and Sub-Committees 20
Meetings - Questions at Council meeting 15
Meetings - Quorum - Council meeting 4
Meetings - Quorum - Committees and Sub-Committees 21
Meetings - Special Meetings 1.3
Meetings - Summons to Attend 2.3
Meetings - Urgent Business - Motion by Member 14.1
Meetings - Urgent Business - Other Urgent Business 8.1.4
Meetings - Voting See under Votes
Minutes - Approval of 17.1
Minutes - Discussion of and amendment to  17.2
Minutes - Dissent from 10.5
Motions - Notice of - For next meeting 13
Motions - Notice of - Matter of urgency 14
Motions - Procedural - Closure Motions 12.3
Motions - Procedural - Length of Speeches on 10.10
Motions - Procedural - Not seconded 10.5
Motions - Procedural - Moving and deciding on 10.1
Motions - Procedural - Moving approval of report or minute 10.7
Motions - Procedural - “That the Question be now put” 12.3.1
Motions - Procedural - “That the Meeting do now adjourn” 12.3.2
Motions - Procedural - To adjourn a meeting 12.2
Motions - Procedural - Withdrawal of 1.1.7
Outside Bodies, Appointment to 1.1.7
Pecuniary Interests, Contracts and other matters - Members 23
Procedural Motions See under motions
Public and Press – admission to and exclusion from meetings 7
Questions at Council Meetings 15
Quorum - Committees and Sub-Committees 21
Quorum - Council 4
Rules of Debate - Length of Speeches 10.10
Rules of Debate - Point of Order 10.10
Rules of Debate - Right to Reply 10.11
Rules of Debate - Subsequent amendments, to be moved before debate begins 10.1
Rules of Debate - Terms of to be stated 10.1
Rules of Debate - Suspension of Standing Orders 26
Rules of Debate - Withdrawal of motion or amendment 10.6
Rules of Debate - Writing to be in, if required 10.1
Scheme of Delegation 27
Scrutiny of Committees 25
Standing Orders - Altering 26.2
Standing Orders - Suspending 26.1
Urgent Business - Motion by Member 14
Urgent Business - Other Urgent Business 3.2.2
Vice Chairperson - Appointment of 1.1.5
Vice Chairperson - Presiding at Meetings 5.2
Depute Provost - Appointment of 1.1.2
Depute Provost - Presiding at Meetings 5.2
Video Conferencing - Appendix 1 – Agreed Protocol for Virtual and Hybrid Meetings Appendix 1
Votes - Casting Vote 11.4

Votes - Election, Selection or Appointment of - A Councillor

11. How votes are taken
6. What happens if a member fails to attend meetings

 11.5, 6
Votes - Election, Selection or Appointment of - Any person other than a Councillor 11.8
Votes - Lot – Decision by 11.4
Votes - Order of Voting on Motions and Amendments 10.2
Votes - “Present and Voting” majority 11.1
Votes - Roll Call Vote 11.3
Votes - Show of Hands 11.2
Votes - Voting Rights, persons appointed to Education Committee 21.2
Whipping 11.9

 

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