Decision - Review of the Constitution

RESOLVED:

1)        That the Committee approves the recommendations set out at paragraphs 3.20 and 3.21 (Scheme of Delegations, including to Field Officers) and notes the information at paragraphs 3.8 and 3.9 (Officer Employment Procedure Rules).

2)        That the Committee recommends to full Council the proposed changes to the Council’s constitution as set out at paragraphs 3.2 to 3.19 in the report and Appendices 1-3.

3)        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 Committee or Full Council and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend and re-publish the Council’s constitutional documents to incorporate the changes.

4)        That, subject to resolution 5) below, the changes come into force immediately following approval by PR&G and full Council.

5)        That the changes referred to in paragraph 3.6 (limiting the time for debates on reports for information) come into force following annual Council and that the changes referred to in paragraphs 3.19 to 3.23 (delegations regarding field offices) come into force as soon as the field officers are appointed.

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: That the proposed changes to the Council’s constitution recommended in resolution 2) above be approved and adopted.