Council Meeting Survey

Council Meeting Survey Results to Q11 Are there any innovative features you have introduced that you feel improved your council meetings If so, please give details below.. Opposition debate - alternate meetings the opposition can choose a topic for debate - as the members have got used to this it has developed into a useful forum for debate about topics that the opposition feel are a priority for the Council 7.. Although I have said on a previous question that we hold green paper policy discussions, in actual fact this is an annual policy council meeting held in November to debate and decide the Council s corporate plan priorities for the forthcoming year.. We do have a standard item Cabinet Business which states - The Leader and/or Cabinet members to update council on any specific activities within their respective portfolios including: reporting on progress since the last county council meeting and highlighting any particular significant forthcoming issues.. Annual Portfolio Holder Reports - Each Portfolio Holder produces a report around May - normally2/3 pages setting out key achievements/issues to be addressed in the coming year - Members of the Council can then question the Portfolio Holders - this has worked well and introduced a further level of scrutiny..