Agenda item

Recommendations

That, subject to any comments Members may have, the following proposed amendments to the Constitution are recommended by the Executive to full Council for approval:

(a)   The management of amendments at meetings of full Council, as referenced in section 4.0 of, and Appendix A to, this report;

(b)   The process for the cancelling or postponing of a committee meeting at a time after the summons for the meeting has been issued, as referenced in section 5.0 of, and Appendix A to, this report;

(c)   The Terms of Reference for the Chief Officers Appointments and Disciplinary Committee and Sub-Committee and the Staff Employment Procedure Rules and clarification of the process for approving Chief Officer appointments, as referenced in section 6.0 of, and Appendix B to, this report;

(d)   The removal of the reference to the Local Transport Plan in the Policy Framework in Article 4 of the Constitution, as detailed at section 7.0 of the report;

(e)   The Terms of Reference for the Audit Committee and Pension Board, as detailed at section 8.0 of the report and at Appendix 1;

(f)    The Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules (PCPR) and the: 1) Procurement Financial Thresholds; 2) the Key Decision Limit; and 3) the Grant Application and Acceptance Process., as detailed at section 9.0 of the report and at Appendices 2 to 7.