Council

Agenda Item 42   

Subject:                    Review of the Councils Constitution

Date of meeting:    13 October 2025

Proposer:                 Councillor Shanks

Seconder:                Councillor Davis

Ward(s) affected:   All

Green Group Amendment

That deletions are made as shown with strikethrough below and additional recommendations are added as shown in bold italics below:

2.1      That Council formally approves the changes to the Constitution relating to

increased task & finish groups and time for public questions for Overview &

Scrutiny as set out in the report and in Appendix 1, with immediate effect.

2.2      That Council formally approves changes to the Council Procedure Rules

relating to Extraordinary Council meetings and the notice period for member

written questions as set out in the report and Appendix 2, with immediate

effect.

2.2      A cross party working group be set up to suggest and be consulted on  any future changes to the constitution.

2.3       That Council authorises the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer to take

all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the above

changes, and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend such parts

of the Council’s constitutional documents as they consider necessary or

incidental to incorporate the changes, and to republish the Constitution.

Recommendations to read if carried:

2.1      That Council formally approves the changes to the Constitution relating to  increased task & finish groups and time for public questions for Overview & Scrutiny as set out in the report and in Appendix 1, with immediate effect.

2.2      A cross party working group be set up to suggest and be consulted on any future changes to the constitution.

2.3       That Council authorises the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer to take

all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the above changes, and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend such parts of the Council’s constitutional documents as they consider necessary or incidental to incorporate the changes, and to republish the Constitution.