To consider the attached report of the Monitoring Officer.

Due to the size of the document the Constitution will be circulated as a supplementary paper.

The Monitoring Officer presented the Review of the Constitution 2022-23.

Members were informed that the references to the Head of Community and Digital Services in the Scheme of Delegations should instead be to the Head of Transformation following a change to the title of the post holder.

It was moved by Councillor P D Jull, duly seconded by Councillor D Hannent, and

RESOLVED:   (a)     That the proposed changes in the Review of the Constitution 2022/23, 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. 25.

                        (b)     That references to the ‘Head of Community and Digital Services’ be changed to read ‘Head of Transformation’.

To consider the attached report of the Monitoring Officer.

The Strategic Director (Corporate and Regulatory) presented the Review of the Constitution 2022/23. Members’ attention was drawn to the following changes that formed part of the review:

·        Amendments to the Scheme of Officer Delegations

·        Incorporation of previously approved new Contract Standing Orders

·        Incorporation of the previously approved Members’ Allowances Scheme

·        Incorporation of the previously approved Parental Leave Scheme

·        Additional minor administrative changes.

Additionally, it was stated that the Scheme of Officer Delegations would need to be amended to change references to the Head of Community and Digital Services to the Head of Transformation.

Members raised the following points:

·        The need for a future review to consider changes to Area Committees and Forums to reflect current arrangements

·        That a review of Article 10 be included in the next review.

RESOLVED:   That it be recommended to Council

(a)           That the proposed changes in the review of the Constitition 2022/23, as set out in Appendix 1 (of the report), 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 related to Council functions be approved and incorporated into the Council’s Constitution, issue no. 25.

(b)           That references to the Head of Community and Digital Services be replaced with the Head of Transformation.