Agenda item

Proposed Changes to the Constitution for recommendation to full Council

Recommendations

 

That, subject to any comments Members may have:

 

  1. the proposed amendments to the Constitution set out in Part A of Appendix 1 be recommended to full Council for approval;

 

  1. Members note the amendments to the Constitution set out in Part B of Appendix 1 to this report, made by the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services under his delegated powers, for reporting back to full Council for information;

 

  1. the proposed amendments to the Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules as set out in Appendix 2 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;

 

  1. the proposed amendments to the definition of a Key Decision, as set out in Appendix 3 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;

 

  1. the proposed amendments to the Financial Procedure Rules as set out in Appendix 5 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;

 

  1. the proposed consequential amendments to the Executive Members’ Delegation Scheme as set out in Appendix 6 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval.

 

Minutes:

Considered – A report of the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services presenting (i) amendments to the Constitution made by the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services under his delegated powers, and (ii) proposed amendments to the Constitution for approval by full Council.

 

Councillor Heather Phillips, Executive Member for Corporate Services, presented the report summarising the key amendments proposed.

 

Resolved (unanimously) – that:

  1. the proposed amendments to the Constitution set out in Part A of Appendix 1 be recommended to full Council for approval;

 

  1. Members note the amendments to the Constitution set out in Part B of Appendix 1 to this report, made by the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services under his delegated powers, for reporting back to full Council for information;

 

  1. the proposed amendments to the Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules as set out in Appendix 2 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;

 

  1. the proposed amendments to the definition of a Key Decision, as set out in Appendix 3 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;

 

  1. the proposed amendments to the Financial Procedure Rules as set out in Appendix 5 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;

 

  1. the proposed consequential amendments to the Executive Members’ Delegation Scheme as set out in Appendix 6 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval.

 

 

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