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Proposed addition of e-petitions function to the Council’s existing paper-based petitions scheme

Meeting: 25/01/2022 - Executive (Item 698)

698 Proposed Addition of e-Petitions Function to the Council’s Existing Paper-Based Petitions Scheme pdf icon PDF 278 KB

Recommendation:

That Executive Members recommend to the Chief Executive Officer under his emergency delegated powers, for onward recommendation to the meeting of the County Council on 16 February 2022 that the e-petitions function in the Modern Gov committee management system be enabled and run alongside the existing paper-based scheme.

Minutes:

Considered – A report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) seeking

Executive Members views on proposed amendments to the Council’s Petitions Scheme which would provide an option for e-petitions, alongside the existing paper-based scheme

 

County Councillor David Chance introduced the report and confirmed the Member Working Group on the Constitution had unanimously endorsed the proposed introduction of an e-petitions option, and that there would be no additional costs associated with the proposal.

 

All Executive Members voted in favour of the proposal it was

 

Resolved: That it be recommended to the Chief Executive Officer under his emergency delegated powers, for onward recommendation to the meeting of the County Council on 16 February 2022 that the e-petitions function in the ModernGov committee management system be enabled and run alongside the existing paper-based scheme.