Decision - Review of the Council's Constitution 2014

(1)               That the proposed changes to officer delegations set out at paragraphs 3.13 to 3.15 and Appendices 7 (a) to (c) of the report and that the changes come into effect on 1^st April 2014 be approved;

(2)               That the Chief Executive be authorised to take all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the changes agreed by Policy & Resources Committee and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend and re-publish the Council’s constitutional documents to incorporate all the changes referred to at  (1 )above;

(3)               That the proposed changes to the Council’s constitution as set out in paragraphs 3.2 to 3.11 and Appendices1 to 6 of the report be recommended to the Full Council for approval;

(4)               That the Full Council approve the proposed changes to the Council’s constitution recommended in paragraphs 3.2 to 3.11 and Appendices 1 to 6 of the report be approved and adopted from 1^st April 2014;

(5)               That the Full Council authorise the Chief Executive to take all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the changes agreed by Council and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend and re-publish the Council’s constitutional documents to incorporate all the changes referred to at (4) above.