Decision - Review of the Constitution - December 2018

RESOLVED: That the Committee –

(i)            Noted the proposals set out in paragraphs 4.1-4.3 of the report for officers to undertake a review of Committee delegations in relation to homelessness and housing matters and report back to a future PR&G Committee;

(ii)          Noted the proposals set out in paragraph 4.4 and Appendix 1 of the report for officers to undertake a review of Member Working Groups and agree to discontinue those task and finish Groups that have completed their work and to report back to a future PR&G Committee to seek agreement to the continuance of specific Member Working Groups;

(iii)         Recommends to full Council the proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution set out at paragraphs 4.5-4.8 (Council Procedure Rules – Public Questions) and 4.9-4.10 (Scheme of Delegations to Committees – corporate policy and budgetary implications);

(iv)         Approved the recommendation set out at paragraph 4.11- 4.12 (Scheme of Officer Delegations - litigated claims handling).

Full Council

(v)          That the proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution recommended in paragraph 2. 2 above be approved and adopted.

Both Policy, Resources & Growth Committee and Full Council

(vi)         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 & Growth Committee and by Council, and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend and re-publish the Council’s constitutional

documents to incorporate the changes.

(vii)        That the changes proposed in paragraph 2.2 come into force immediately following their adoption at full Council.

(viii)      That proposed changes set out in paragraph 2.3 come into force immediately