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Chair's Opening Remarks Minutes: The Chair welcomed everyone to the call-in meeting. He apologised for the late start of the meeting which was due to the main Board meeting not concluding it’s business until 12.50pm. |
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Declaration of Interests To declare any personal / prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Minutes: The following personal interests were declared at the meeting:-
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Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutes. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors D Atkinson, J Elliott and M Rafique.
Notification had been received for Councillor J Lewis to substitute for Councillor D Atkinson and for Councillor M Coulson to substitute for Councillor M Rafique. |
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Call-In of Decision - Briefing Paper PDF 72 KB To receive and consider a report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development. Minutes: The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report regarding the procedural aspects of the call-in process.
Members were advised that the options available to the Board in respect of this particular called-in decision were:-
Option 1 – Release the decision for implementation. Having reviewed the decision, the Scrutiny Board (City Development) could decide to release it for implementation. If this option was chosen, the decision would be released for immediate implementation and the decision could not be called-in again.
Option 2 – Recommend that the decision be reconsidered. Having reviewed the decision, the Scrutiny Board (City Development) may decide to recommend to the decision maker that the decision be reconsidered. If the Scrutiny Board chooses this option a report will be submitted to the Executive Board.
In the case of an Executive Board decision, the report of the Scrutiny Board will be presented to the next available meeting. The Executive Board will reconsider its decision and will publish the outcome of its deliberations within the minutes of the meeting. The decision may not be Called In again whether or not it is varied.
RESOLVED – That the report outlining the call-in procedures be noted.
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Call-In - A New Chapter: A Fresh Direction for Leeds Libraries and for Integrated Services PDF 61 KB In accordance with Scrutiny Board Procedure Rules, to review a decision of the Chief Libraries, Arts and Heritage Officer in relation to a report submitted to Executive Board on 13th October 2010 entitled ‘A New Chapter: A Fresh Direction for Leeds Libraries and for Integrated Services’. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report, together with background papers, relating to a review of a decision made by the Executive Board on 13th October 2010 in relation to ‘A New Chapter: A fresh direction for Leeds libraries and for integrated services’.
Appended to the report were copies of the following documents for the information/comment of the meeting:-
The decision had been called-in for review by Councillors R Procter, B Anderson, M Lobley, J Mathews, and P Wadsworth on the following grounds:-
Councillors R Procter and P Wadsworth attended the meeting and gave evidence to the Board as to why they had called this item in and responded to Members’ questions and comments.
The following representatives were also in attendance:-
Councillor A Ogilvie, Executive Member with portfolio responsibility for leisure Martin Farrington, Acting Director of City Development Catherine Blanshard, Chief Libraries, Arts and Heritage Officer, City Development
In summary, the main points raised by Councillors R Procter and Wadsworth were the need:-
In explaining the reasons for the Executive Board decision, Councillor Ogilvie and officers made the following comments:-
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Outcome of Call-in In accordance with Scrutiny Board Procedure Rules, to consider the Board’s formal conclusions and recommendation (s) arising from the consideration of the called-in-decision. Minutes: Following consideration of evidence presented to them, the Board passed the following resolution:-
RESOLVED- a) That the decision be referred back to the Executive Board for reconsideration on the grounds that the scope of the consultation document was too narrow, the depth of information provided insufficient and the timetable for consultation too short.
b) That prior to making a final decision, the Executive Board extend the consultation period and include the criteria which had been applied to determine libraries which were being suggested for closure and that all the available data for each of the Council’s libraries be included in that document.
(The meeting concluded at 2.25pm) |