Recommendations
That, subject to any comments Members may have:
(b) 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;
(c) the proposed amendments to Council Procedure Rule 2.3 as set out in Appendix 2 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(d) the proposed amendments to the Code of Practice for Councillors and Officers dealing with Planning Matters in Part 5 of the Constitution, as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 3 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(e) the proposed amendments to the General Licensing and Registration Committee Terms of Reference as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 4 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(f) the proposed amendments to Council Procedure Rule 10.6(b) as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 5 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(g) the proposed amendments to the Health and Wellbeing Board’s Terms of Reference as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 6 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(h) the proposed amendments to the Guidance Notes on the Members’ Allowances Scheme as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 7 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(i) the proposed amendments to the Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules set out in Appendix 8 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(j) the proposed amendments to Council Procedure Rule 11 as set out in Appendix 10 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval.
Minutes:
Considered – A report of the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services presenting amendments to the Council’s Constitution made under his delegated powers; and proposed amendments to the Constitution for recommendation to full Council.
The Executive Member for Corporate Services, Councillor Heather Phillips, presented the report and referred to the work of the Constitution Working Group which continued to review the Constitution and make recommendations to Executive.
Barry Khan, the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services, referred to Appendix 10 which presented proposed amendments to Council Procedure Rule 11 for dealing with Notices of Motion at Council, based on the discussions at the Constitution Working Group. It was proposed that where a motion was referred to a committee, the motion be debated at that committee and a recommendation brought back to Council to be voted on without further debate.
Resolved (unanimously)
That
(b) 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;
(c) the proposed amendments to Council Procedure Rule 2.3 as set out in Appendix 2 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(d) the proposed amendments to the Code of Practice for Councillors and Officers dealing with Planning Matters in Part 5 of the Constitution, as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 3 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(e) the proposed amendments to the General Licensing and Registration Committee Terms of Reference as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 4 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(f) the proposed amendments to Council Procedure Rule 10.6(b) as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 5 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(g) the proposed amendments to the Health and Wellbeing Board’s Terms of Reference as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 6 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(h) the proposed amendments to the Guidance Notes on the Members’ Allowances Scheme as set out by way of tracked changes at Appendix 7 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(i) the proposed amendments to the Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules set out in Appendix 8 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval;
(j) the proposed amendments to Council Procedure Rule 11 as set out in Appendix 10 to this report be recommended to full Council for approval.
Reasons for Recommendations
For the reasons set out in the body of this report and in the Appendices, it is recommended that, subject to any comments Members may have, the matters raised in this report be considered and the recommendations and proposed changes to the Constitution set out below be recommended to full Council for information and/or approval as indicated.
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