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NAC 230215 Committee Timetable (Combined)

North Ayrshire Council · 15 February 2023
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NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL 
15 February 2023 
North Ayrshire Council 
Title:    Committee Timetable: July-December 2023 
Purpose:  To invite the Council to consider a timetable of meetings for the
period from July until the end of December 2023. 
Recommendation:  That the Council agrees: 
(a) to approve the draft committee timetable set out at Appendix
1, subject to any minor amendments which may be agreed
in consultation with the relevant Chair; and 
(b) to note that arrangements for Locality Partnership meetings
and any ad hoc or Special Meetings will be intimated
separately to Members. 
1. Executive Summary 
1.1 The Council generally sets a timetable of committee meetings for each calendar year.
In September 2022, a timetable for the first half of 2023 was approved and
consideration of a proposed timetable for the remainder of 2023 deferred to a later
date.  A timetable for the second half of 2023 is now attached at Appendix 1.
2. Background 
2.1 The proposed timetable of meetings set out at Appendix 1 incorporates meetings of
the Council, Cabinet and standing committees of the Council, as well as Summer,
October and Winter recess periods.   
2.2 Dates for the Integration Joint Board (and IJB PAC), the Ayrshire Shared Services
Joint Committee and Ayrshire Regional Economic Joint Committee (as well as the
Partnership Board and Skills Investment Fund Sub-Committee) are agreed that by the
IJB and the relevant joint committee, respectively. 
2.3 The proposed timetable does not include the following meetings which are intimated
separately to Members: 
• the six Locality Partnerships, which take place in the early evening on a quarterly
basis;

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• the Local Development Plan Committee, Staffing and Recruitment Committee,
Education Appeal Committee and Special Council (Planning), which meet on an
ad hoc basis, as required; 
• any Special Meetings of the Council and its committees which may be required,
including meetings to consider Cabinet Call In requests 
• any meetings of the 1st Tier Joint Consultative Committee, which sets its own
meetings calendar 
3. Proposals 
3.1 The Council is invited: 
(a)  to approve the draft committee timetable for January – June 2023 set out at
Appendix 1, subject to any minor amendments which may be agreed in
consultation with the relevant Chair; and 
(b)  to note that arrangements for Locality Partnership meetings and any ad hoc or
Special Meetings will be intimated separately to Members.   
4. Implications/Socio-economic Duty 
Financial 
4.1 None arising from the recommendations of this report. 
Human Resources 
4.2 None arising from the recommendations of this report. 
Legal 
4.3 None arising from the recommendations of this report. 
Equality/Socio-economic 
4.4 None arising from the recommendations of this report. 
Climate Change and Carbon 
4.5 None arising from the recommendations of this report. 
Key Priorities 
4.6 None arising from the recommendations of this report.
Community Wealth Building 
4.7 None arising from the recommendations of this report.

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5. Consultation 
5.1 Group Leaders and Independent Members have been consulted on the proposed
timetable. 
5.2 Consultation has also taken place with Services of the Council on the proposed
meeting dates.  In particular, efforts have been made to ensure that the timing of
relevant meetings of the Cabinet, Audit and Scrutiny and Council align as far as
possible with accounting period requirements. 
Craig Hatton
Chief Executive 
For further information please contact Melanie Anderson, Senior Manager (Committee
and Member Services), on 01294 324131 
Background Papers
None

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Appendix 1
Draft Committee Timetable July-December 2023
Meeting Cycle 5 
Week
Beginning
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3 July       
10 July       
17 July     Summer Recess Period  
24 July      
31 July      
7 August  1   10.00 a.m. Licensing Cttee 
14 August 2 2.00 p.m. Police & Fire &
Rescue Committee
10.00 a.m. Policy Advisory
Panel   
21 August 3  2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee
2.15 p.m.* Local Review Body 
10.00 a.m. Integration Joint
Board 
28 August 4  10.00 a.m. Audit & Scrutiny Pre-
Agenda
2.30 p.m. Cabinet (Education) 
10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee
(if required)
10.00 a.m. IJB Performance &
Audit 
10.00 a.m. Ayrshire Shared
Services Joint Committee 
4 September 5  10 a.m. Audit & Scrutiny 10.00 a.m. Licensing Cttee 
1.00 p.m. Ayrshire Economic
Partnership Board 
11 September 6 2.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting
(Provost & Group Leaders) 
2.00 p.m. Council 
Meeting Cycle 6 
Week
Beginning
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
18 September  1 Public Holiday 10.00 a.m. Special Audit &
Scrutiny Pre-Agenda
2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda
2.00 p.m. Planning Committee
2.15 p.m.* Local Review Body 
10.00 a.m. Integration Joint
Board 
25 September 2  10.00 a.m. Special Audit &
Scrutiny
2.30 p.m. Cabinet 
2 October 3 2.00 p.m. Ayrshire Regional
Economic Joint 
10.00 a.m. Licensing Cttee  10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee
(if required) 
9 October 4    10.00 a.m. Integration Joint
Board 
16 October 4   
October Recess 
23 October 5   2.00 p.m. Planning Committee
2.15 p.m.* Local Review Body 
30 October 6 2.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting
(Provost & Group Leaders)
2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 2.00 p.m. Council  2.00 p.m. Ayrshire Economic
Partnership Board
10.00 a.m. Ayrshire Shared
Services Joint Committee

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Meeting Cycle 7. 
Week
Beginning
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
6 November 1  10.00 a.m. Audit & Scrutiny Pre-
Agenda
2.30 p.m. Cabinet (Education)
10.00 a.m. Licensing Cttee  10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee
(if required) 
13 November 2 2.00 p.m. Police & Fire &
Rescue Committee
10.00 a.m. Audit & Scrutiny  10.00 a.m. Integration Joint
Board 
1.00 p.m. Ayrshire Economic
Partnership Board 
20 November 3 2.00 p.m. Ayrshire Regional
Economic Joint Ctte
10.00 a.m. Policy Advisory
Panel 
2.00 p.m. Planning Committee
2.15 p.m.* Local Review Body 
10.00 a.m. IJB Performance &
Audit 
27 November 4  2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda   10.00 a.m. Ayrshire Shared
Services Joint Committee 
4 December 5  2.30 p.m. Cabinet 10.00 a.m. Licensing Cttee 
11 December 6 2.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting
(Provost & Group Leaders) 
2.00 p.m. Council  10.00 a.m. Integration Joint
Board 
18 December    
Winter Recess 
25 December     
Notes 
Integration Joint Board and IJB Performance and Audit Committee dates have been approved separately by the IJB.  Likewise, dates for the
Ayrshire Shared Services Committee, Ayrshire Regional Economic Joint Committee and Ayrshire Economic Partnership Board have been set by
those bodies. 
The draft timetable does not include the meetings of the following, which are convened on an ad hoc basis, as required: 
Education Appeals Committee
Local Development Plan Committee
Staffing and Recruitment Committee