Three motions have been added to next week’s full council meeting agenda.
Cllr Lumley’s motion, to discuss the decision to move the fire control centre, we’ve already mentioned, but also included on the agenda, is a motion by former chairman, Councillor Ian Stephens.
He’s calling for reports from all meetings, conferences etc that members attend off the Island to be recorded and details of costs associated to be made public. This will show residents, he says, that the council is committed to ‘value for money’ in these austere times.
His motion reads,
This Council amends the Isle of Wight Council Constitution to require all off Island engagements and attendance of all meetings and conferences to be recorded and reports from those attendees and representatives of this Authority to be made available as public notice and each report to be accompanied by overall financial cost to the Isle of Wight Council. Notice to be displayed on the Isle of Wight Council website.
Rationale:
That Members are shown to be fiscally responsible and it can be shown that the most cost effective mode of transport and accommodation (if required) be sought and utilised.That value for money is shown to the Membership and residents of the Isle of Wight in these austere times.
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