Council

Agenda Item 32

Subject:		Proposal for new Governance Arrangements
Date of Meeting:		14 March 2024 - Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee 28 March 2024 - Full Council
Contact Officer:	Name:	Shaun Hughes	Tel:	01273 290569
	E-mail:	shaun.hughes@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Wards Affected:		All Wards

For General release

RESOLVED:

That Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee recommends that full Council:

2.1      Formally resolves to change its governance arrangements by ceasing to operate a committee system and instead operating a leader and cabinet executive system on 16 May 2024, during the annual Council meeting at which it is proposed the new Constitution shall be formally adopted;

2.2      Approves the Notice and Summary of Proposals set out in Appendix 1 and instructs the Executive Director Governance, People & Resources to publish the Notice in accordance with Section 9KC of the Local Government Act 2000;

2.3      Notes the planned consultation and engagement as described at paragraphs 3.13-3.17 of the report and Appendix 3;

2.4      Notes that a new Constitution will be submitted to full Council on 16th May 2024 and, if adopted, will come into force on 16th May 2024.

2.5      That Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee agrees the

meetings timetable for the Municipal Year 2024/25 as set out at Appendix 2 with dates and indicative times subject to full Council agreeing to adopt the new constitution at its annual meeting and subject to Council Procedure Rule 3.2 which sets out that the time and place of the meeting will be determined by the Chief Executive.

That Full Council:

2.6      Approves the recommendations of the Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee as set out under recommendations 2.1-2.4 above.

Brighton & Hove City Council

strategy, FInance & City Regeneration COmmittee

4.00pm 14 March 2024

MINUTES

Present:  Councillors: Sankey (Chair), Taylor (Deputy Chair), Davis (Opposition Spokesperson Substitute), Cattell, Guilmant (Substitute), McNair, Nann (Substitute), Pumm, Robins, Williams and Dr Biswas Sasidharan.

PART ONE<AI1>

ITEM 117:     Proposal for new Governance Arrangements

117.1  The Assistant Director Legal & Democratic Services introduced the report to the committee.

117.2  The committee considered the report of the Executive Director Governance, People & Resources.

117.3  Councillors Taylor, McNair, Sankey, Robins, Davis, Guilmant and Dr Biswas Sasidharan asked questions and contributed to the debate.

            Vote

117.4 A vote was taken, and by 8 (Councillors Nann, Guilmant, Pumm, Robins, Cattell, Williams, Taylor and Sankey) to 2 against (Councillors McNair and Davis) the committee agreed the recommendations.

RESOLVED:

That Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee recommends that full Council:

2.1      Formally resolves to change its governance arrangements by ceasing to operate a committee system and instead operating a leader and cabinet executive system on 16 May 2024, during the annual Council meeting at which it is proposed the new Constitution shall be formally adopted;

2.2      Approves the Notice and Summary of Proposals set out in Appendix 1 and instructs the Executive Director Governance, People & Resources to publish the Notice in accordance with Section 9KC of the Local Government Act 2000;

2.3      Notes the planned consultation and engagement as described at paragraphs 3.13-3.17 of the report and Appendix 3;

2.4      Notes that a new Constitution will be submitted to full Council on 16th May 2024 and, if adopted, will come into force on 16th May 2024.

2.5      That Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee agrees the

meetings timetable for the Municipal Year 2024/25 as set out at Appendix 2 with dates and indicative times subject to full Council agreeing to adopt the new constitution at its annual meeting and subject to Council Procedure Rule 3.2 which sets out that the time and place of the meeting will be determined by the Chief Executive.

That Full Council:

2.6      Approves the recommendations of the Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee as set out under recommendations 2.1-2.4 above.