Agenda item - Review of the Constitution

Extract from the proceedings of the Policy, Resources & Growth Committee meeting held on the 12^th July, 2018 (to be circulated); together with the report of the Executive Lead Officer for Strategy, Governance & Law (copy attached).

21.1      RESOLVED:

(1)       That the proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution, recommended in paragraph 2. 2 of the report be approved and adopted and come into immediate effect;

(2)       That the changes proposed in paragraph in paragraphs 4.2 to 4.8 and Appendix 2 to the report come into force once Field Officers have been formally appointed and have completed their induction and relevant training;

(3)       That 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) to the report be approved; and

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