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Standing Orders of the Court of Common Council Contents Standing Orders of the Court of Common Council Contents Standing Orders of the Court of Common Council ......................................................................................... 1 PART 1 – Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Application and Interpretation .................................................................................................................. 3 2. Suspension ................................................................................................................................................. 3 3. Amendment ................................................................................................................................................ 3 PART 2 – Court of Common Council Meetings ........................................................................................... 4 4. Access to Meetings .................................................................................................................................. 4 5. Notice of Meetings ................................................................................................................................... 4 6. Summons .................................................................................................................................................. 4 7. Quorum ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 8. Attendance ................................................................................................................................................ 5 9. Reports ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 10. Ballots ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 11. Conduct of Debate ................................................................................................................................. 7 12. Motions .................................................................................................................................................... 8 13. Questions ................................................................................................................................................ 9 14. Divisions ................................................................................................................................................... 11 15. Disorder ................................................................................................................................................... 11 16. Duration ................................................................................................................................................... 12 17. Minutes ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 18. Chief Commoner ..................................................................................................................................... 12 19. Decisions between Meetings ................................................................................................................ 13 20. Petitions ................................................................................................................................................... 15 PART 3 – Committees and Sub-Committees ............................................................................................ 15 21. Appointment ............................................................................................................................................ 15 22. Committee Limit ...................................................................................................................................... 15 23. Ward Committees ................................................................................................................................... 15 24. Non-Ward Committees .......................................................................................................................... 17 25. Vacancies ................................................................................................................................................ 17 26. Terms of Reference ................................................................................................................................ 17 27. Sub-Committees ..................................................................................................................................... 17 28. Joint Committee ...................................................................................................................................... 18 29. Chairmen ................................................................................................................................................. 18 30. Deputy Chairman .................................................................................................................................... 20 31. Ward Reception Committees ................................................................................................................ 22 32. Access to Meetings ................................................................................................................................ 23 33. Notice of Meetings .................................................................................................................................. 24 1 34. Summons ................................................................................................................................................ 24 35. Attendance .............................................................................................................................................. 24 36. Quorum .................................................................................................................................................... 24 37. Conduct of Debate ................................................................................................................................. 25 38. Decisions ................................................................................................................................................. 25 39. Disorder ................................................................................................................................................... 25 40. Duration ................................................................................................................................................... 26 41. Decisions between Meetings ................................................................................................................ 26 42. Conferences ........................................................................................................................................... 26 43. Outside Bodies ....................................................................................................................................... 24 PART 4 – Interests ....................................................................................................................................... 24 44. Personal and Beneficial Interests ......................................................................................................... 24 PART 5 – Access to Documents ................................................................................................................ 25 45. Access to Documents ............................................................................................................................ 25 PART 6 – Acts of Common Council ........................................................................................................... 26 46. Bills and Acts .......................................................................................................................................... 26 PART 7 – Parliamentary Legislation .......................................................................................................... 26 47. Bills and Acts .......................................................................................................................................... 26 PART 8 – Finance ........................................................................................................................................ 26 48. Resource Allocation, Revenue Estimates and Capital Budgets ...................................................... 26 49. Financial Regulations ............................................................................................................................ 28 50. Project Management .............................................................................................................................. 28 51. Procurement and Contract Letting ....................................................................................................... 29 52. Writing-Off Debts .................................................................................................................................... 29 PART 9 – Property .......................................................................................................................................
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