Issue - meetings

In accordance with Paragraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the Area Committee Procedure Rules, at the discretion of the Chair a period of up to 10 minutes may be allocated at each ordinary meeting for members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Area Committee.  This period of time may be extended at the discretion of the Chair.  No member of the public shall speak for more than three minutes in the Open Forum, except by permission of the Chair.

It is also intended to submit under this item for information/discussion purposes the minutes of the local community forum meetings.  The following sets of minutes are enclosed:

(a)  Armley Community Forum meetings held on 21^st March and 25^th April

  2006.

(b)  Bramley Community Forum meeting held on 23^rd March 2006.

The agenda made reference to the provision contained in the Area Committee Procedure rules for an Open Forum Session at each ordinary meeting of an Area Committee, for members of the public to ask questions or to make representations on  matters within the terms of reference of the Area Committee.  On this occasion,  no matters were raised under this item by those members of the public who were in attendance.

RESOLVED  -  That the minutes of the Armley Community Forum meetings held on 21^st March and  25^th April 2006 and the Bramley & Stanningley Community Forum meeting held on 23^rd March 2006 be noted.