Decision - Review of the Council’s Constitution - October 2015

That Policy & Resources Committee:-

2.1         Approves the proposals set out at paragraphs 3.7 to 3.8 (Realignment of Finance & Resources Functions), 3.10 (Senior Information Risk Officer) and 3.11 (Assets of Community Value.

2.2         Recommends to Full Council the proposed changes to the Council’s constitution set out in paragraphs 3.2 to 3.4 (Procedure for Dismissing Certain Statutory Officers), 3.5 to 3.6 (Appointment of Chief Executive to be on the recommendation of the Appointments and Remuneration Panel), 3.9 (terms of reference of the Health & Wellbeing Board), 3.12 (Sustainable Community Strategy), 3.13 (Policy & Resources Committee Terms of Reference) and 3.15 to 3.16 (Contract Standing Orders).

            That Full Council:-

2.3       Approves and adopts the proposed changes to the Council’s constitution recommended in paragraph 2.2 above.

            Both P&R and Full Council:-

2.4       Authorise the Acting Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer to take all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the changes agreed by Policy & Resources Committee and Full Council respectively and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend and re-publish the Council’s constitutional documents to incorporate the changes.

2.5       That the changes come into force immediately following approval by Policy & Resources Committee and, for matters requiring Council approval, following approval by Council.