Agenda item - Constitutional Changes

9.1             Councillor Morgan introduced the report which outlined changes to the constitution and the creation of a new Neighbourhoods, Communities & Equalities Committee and discontinuance of the Community Safety Forum.  He noted that the various changes outlined in the report had been agreed at the Leaders Group and moved the recommendations.

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

9.3             RESOLVED:

(1)       That the proposal to create a Neighbourhoods, Communities and Equalities Committee, with a membership of 10, be approved together with the terms of reference set out in Appendix 1 and the arrangements for invitees referred to in paragraph 3.2 of the report;

(2)       That the proposal to discontinue the Community Safety Forum be approved;

(3)               That the Children & Young People Committee be renamed as Children, Young People and Skills Committee and the Housing Committee be renamed as the Housing and New Homes Committee;

(4)               That the Chief Executive be authorised 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 constitution to reflect the changes referred to in (1), (2) and (3) above; and

(5)               That the above changes come into force with immediate effect.