Standing Orders 2021

Motions at a meeting that do not require written notice

  1. The following motions may be moved at a meeting without written notice to the Proper Officer:
    1. to correct an inaccuracy in the draft minutes of a meeting;
    2. to move to a vote;
    3. to defer consideration of a motion;
    4. to refer a motion to a particular committee or sub-committee;
    5. to appoint a person to preside at a meeting;
    6. to change the order of business on the agenda;
    7. to proceed to the next business on the agenda;
    8. to require a written report;
    9. to appoint a committee or sub-committee and their members;
    10. to extend the time limits for speaking;
    11. to exclude the press and public from a meeting in respect of confidential or other information which is prejudicial to the public interest;
    12. to not hear further from a councillor or a member of the public;
    13. to exclude a councillor or member of the public for disorderly conduct;
    14. to temporarily suspend the meeting;
    15. to suspend a particular standing order (unless it reflects mandatory statutory or legal requirements);
    16. to adjourn the meeting; or
    17. to close the meeting.