North Yorkshire Council

21 May 2025

 

Proposed Changes to the Constitution

 

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services

 

 

1.0

 

PURPOSE OF REPORT  

1.1

 

 

To enable Council to consider the appended report ‘Proposed Changes to the Constitution’ as recommended to Council by the Executive at their meeting on 6 May 2025.

 

 

2.0       BACKGROUND

2.1       On 6 January 2025, the Executive considered the appended report ‘Proposed Changes to the Constitution’ and recommended it to Council at their meeting on 21 May 2025.

 

2.2       The Constitution is maintained by the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services and kept under review on an ongoing basis. Proposed changes to the Constitution are considered by the Members’ Working Group on the Constitution and the Executive and ultimately approved by full Council.

 

2.3       The proposed amendments to the Constitution include: amending the Pension Board Terms of Reference to clarify that a member may resign from the Board; management of Notices of Motion submitted to Council meetings; registration of division members to speak on planning matters; amendment of the term ‘special meeting’ to ‘extraordinary meeting’; and consequential amendments by the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services under his delegated powers.

 

2.4       The minutes of the meeting of the Executive on 6 May 2025 are available here - Agenda for Executive on Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 11.00 am | North Yorkshire Council

 

3.0       FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS            

3.1       These are covered in the appended report that went to the Executive on 6 May 2025.

 

4.0       LEGAL IMPLICATIONS                   

4.1       These are covered in the appended report that went to the Executive on 6 May 2025.

 

5.0       CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS                      

5.1       These are covered in the appended report that went to the Executive on 6 May 2025.

 

6.0       EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS

6.1       These are covered in the appended report that went to the Executive on 6 May 2025.

 

 

7.0

 

RECOMMENDATIONS

7.1

 

 

That Council consider the appended report ‘Proposed Changes to the Constitution’ as recommended to Council by the Executive at their meeting on 6 May 2025.

 

 

BARRY KHAN

Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services

County Hall

NORTHALLERTON

13 May 2025

 

Background Documents: North Yorkshire Council Constitution; The Local Government 2000 as amended.