Subject:

Review of the Council’s Constitution – Extract from the proceedings of the Policy & Resources Committee held on the 30 April 2020.

Date of Meeting:

14 May 2020

Report of:

Executive Lead Officer for Strategy, Governance & Law    

Contact Officer:

Name:

Mark Wall

Tel:

01273 291006

 

E-mail:

mark.wall@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Wards Affected:

All

 

            For general release

 

 

Action Required of the Council:

To receive the item referred from the Policy & Resources Committee for approval:

Recommendation:

(1)         That Full Council be recommended to approve the changes recommended in resolutions (2) to (6) below:

 

(2)         That the proposed changes to delegations in respect of the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee indicated in paragraphs 4.5 – 4.6 of the report be agreed;

 

(3)         That the proposal at para 4.11 and Appendix 2 to the report to amend the Council Procedure Rules at Part 3.2 of the Council’s Constitution in respect of arrangements for member amendments be agreed;

 

(4)         That the proposal at para 4.12 and Appendix 3 to the report for amendments to Part 8.4 –Guidance for Members and Officers serving on Outside Bodies be agreed;

 

(5)         That the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer be authorised to take all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the changes agreed by the Policy & Resources Committee and by Full Council, and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend and re-publish the Council’s constitutional documents to incorporate the changes;

 

(6)         That the proposed changes come into force immediately following their approval by Policy & Resources Committee or adoption by Full Council, as appropriate.

Brighton & Hove City Council

 

POLICY & RESOURCES Committee

 

4.00pm30 april 2020

 

VIRTUAL MEETING

 

MINUTES

 

Present:   Councillors Platts (Chair) Yates (Deputy Chair), Mac Cafferty (Opposition Spokesperson), Bell (Group Spokesperson), Allcock, Clare, Gibson, Moonan, Miller and Shanks.

 

PART ONE

 

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168       Review of the Council's Constitution

 

RESOLVED:

 

(1)         That the proposal to make changes to the Scheme of Delegations to Officers in Part 6 of the Council’s Constitution relating to the Council’s planning functions as indicated in paragraphs 4.1 - 4.3 and Appendix 1, and the proposals regarding Traffic Orders as indicated in paragraphs 4.5 -4.6 of the report, be agreed;

 

(2)         That the proposal to make changes to the Scheme of Delegations to Officers in Part 6 of the Council’s in respect of overseas trips (paragraph 4.9 of the report) be agreed.

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND:

 

(3)         That Full Council be recommended to approve the changes recommended in resolutions (4) to (8) below;

 

(4)         That the proposed changes to delegations in respect of the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee indicated in paragraphs 4.5 – 4.6 of the report be agreed;

 

(5)         That the proposal at para 4.11 and Appendix 2 to the report to amend the Council Procedure Rules at Part 3.2 of the Council’s Constitution in respect of arrangements for member amendments be agreed;

 

(6)         That the proposal at para 4.12 and Appendix 3 to the report for amendments to Part 8.4 –Guidance for Members and Officers serving on Outside Bodies be agreed;

 

(7)         That the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer be authorised to take all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the changes agreed by the Policy & Resources Committee and by Full Council, and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend and re-publish the Council’s constitutional documents to incorporate the changes;

 

(8)         That the proposed changes come into force immediately following their approval by Policy & Resources Committee or adoption by Full Council, as appropriate.

 

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