Issue - meetings

Report attached

Draft Terms of Reference attached

Report attached

Draft Terms of Reference attached

The Senior Internal Auditor presented a report setting out the updated Terms of Reference that would be presented for approval to Council on 25 February 2026.

Those present were giver the opportunity to make comments and the following points were raised:

·     Councillor Berry referred to all meetings should be held in public and asked if a paragraph could be added to state that the meetings could also be recorded.

It was advised that a sentence be added in reference to the Public Participation section of the constitution.

Councillor Bernstein referred to the statement that decisions are to be taken by consensus and that this be updated to state that decisions are ‘ideally’ to be taken by consensus.

It was agreed:

That subject to the amendments raised being included, the Terms of reference be endorsed and forwarded to Council for approval and inclusion in the Council Constitution.