Agenda item - Review of the Constitution - May 2016

Extract from the proceedings of the Special Policy & Resources Committee meeting held on the 28^th April 2016, together with a report of the Head of Legal & Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer (copies attached).

8.1.           Councillor Morgan introduced the report which outlined changes to the constitution.  He noted that the various changes outlined in the report had been agreed at the Policy & Resources Committee and moved the recommendations.

8.2.           The Mayor noted that the report had been moved and put the recommendations to the vote which were carried.

8.3.           RESOLVED:

(1)       That the proposed changes to the Council’s constitution as set out in paragraph 4 and appendix 1 to the report be agreed:

·           (the discontinuance of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the establishment of a Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee, including the changes agreed by the Policy & Resources Committee;

·           Paragraph 7 and appendix 3 (review of Contract Standing Orders);

·           Paragraph 8 and appendix 4 (review of the Council’s Procedural Rules);

·           The renaming of the Policy & Resources Committee as the Policy, Resources & Growth Committee; and

·           The establishment of Lead Member role for Planning Strategy as set out in paragraph 9 of the report.

(2)       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 Council and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend and re-publish the Council’s constitutional documents to incorporate the changes.