My motion at yesterdays Council meeting, ‘That the council outline its protocol in relation to the taking of minutes at any nonstatutory council meeting including but not limiting the report to; where there is a meeting of group leaders and one or more members of the executive is in attendance; where there is a meeting of any committee or sub-committee of the council and one or more executives are in attendance.’

Here is the report issued by: Ms M McIvor, Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Services: ‘The protocol in relation to minutes is set down in Standing Orders. Standing Orders do not apply to non-statutory (in-committee) meetings, and therefore there is no requirement to minute these meetings.