Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report of the Monitoring Officer.

Due to the size of the Constitution this will be published as a supplement to the main agenda.

The Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer presented the Review of the Constitution 2019-20.

It was moved by Councillor C A Vinson, duly seconded by Councillor D Hannent, and

RESOLVED:     That the proposed changes in the Review of the Constitution 2019/20, as set out in Appendix 1, and specifically those changes relating to Part 3, Responsibility for Functions, Section 1 (Responsibility for Local Choice Functions), Section 2 (Responsibility for Council Functions) and Section 6, Sub Section C (Scheme of Officer Delegations) that relate to Council functions be approved and incorporated into the Council’s Constitution, issue no. 23.

To consider the report of the Monitoring Officer (to follow).

The Democratic Services Manager introduced the report to the Committee. Attention was drawn to the report and members were provided with a summary of a number of changes to the Constitution, one of which included changes to a number of officer delegations as a result of the Coronavirus Act 2020. Members were also advised that a review of the public petition rules was required and that a review of the current petition arrangements to simplify the scheme would take place in 2020.

RESOLVED:     That it be recommended to Council that the proposed changes in the Review of the Constitution 2019/20, as set out in Appendix 1, and specifically those changes relating to Part 3, Responsibility for Functions, Section 2 (Responsibility for Local Choice Functions) and Section 6, Sub Section C (Scheme of Officer Delegations) that relate to Council functions be approved and incorporated into the Council’s Constitution, issue no. 23.