Decision - Constitution Review

RESOLVED: That the Committee -

(i)            Approved the recommendations set out at paragraph 4.1 and appendix 1 (updates and revisions to the Scheme of Delegations – general) and paragraphs 4.2 to 4.8 and appendix 2 (updates and revisions to the Scheme of Delegations – Field Officers).

(ii)          Recommends to full Council the proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution set out at paragraphs 4.9 and appendix 3 (Council Procedure Rules but without the changes to paragraph 9.9, this being referred back to the Constitutional Working Group for consideration) and paragraphs 4.11 to 4.12 and appendix 4 (Code of Conduct for Employees), as well as those in paras 4.13 to 4.15 and appendix 5 (Terms of Reference of the Conservation Advisory Group).

Resolved to Recommend:

Full Council

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

Both Policy, Resources and Growth Committee and Full Council

(iv)         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 and Growth Committee and by full Council, and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend and re-publish the Council’s constitutional documents to incorporate the changes.

(v)          That the changes proposed in paragraph 2.1 Appendix 1 come into force immediately following their approval by Policy Resources and Growth Committee, while those proposed in paragraphs 4.2 to 4.8 and Appendix 2 come into force once Field Officers have been formally appointed and have completed

their induction and relevant training.

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