tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post7976149366143785591..comments2023-11-05T12:04:50.649+00:00Comments on COUNCILLOR ANDREW BURNS' REALLY BAD BLOG: An affront to democracyAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-40381581461179067812007-08-26T09:12:00.000+01:002007-08-26T09:12:00.000+01:00AnonymousWell spotted! ... I did formally check th...Anonymous<BR/><BR/>Well spotted! ... I did formally check this very issue out "before" Thursday's meeting.<BR/><BR/>SO 90 only requires 75% to 'suspend' the Standing Orders and a simple majority can 'change/alter' them.<BR/><BR/>SO 62 also just needs a simple majority to refuse to hear Deputations ... although I can NEVER recall that happening before in the 8-years I've been on the Council.<BR/><BR/>I did get it confirmed "before" the meeting started that the casting vote of the Provost could be used in these circumstances, thus leading to a simple majority.<BR/><BR/>The whole saga underlines the importance of what happened at the first meeting of the new Council back in May, see my earlier rant here:<BR/><BR/>http://andrewburns.blogspot.com/2007/05/shock-horror.html<BR/><BR/>... but, that's politics for you :-(<BR/><BR/>AndrewAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684349200288599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662128.post-6688665439353785932007-08-25T18:04:00.000+01:002007-08-25T18:04:00.000+01:00May be a flaw in the Standing Orders. In Standing ...May be a flaw in the Standing Orders. In Standing Order 90 it states that any changes or suspension of or to Standing Orders requires 3/4 of the council present to agree but in 62.2 a vote may be taken on whether to hear a deputation or not but does not state whether it is the same 3/4 of the council present to agree for that vote to be valid.<BR/><BR/>Does S.O 90 also apply when the council wishes to change standing orders to restrict deputations to Council meetings in the future?<BR/><BR/>Are they in fact trying ride roughshod over standing orders if they do not get the 3/4 vote?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com