Agenda item

To consider the report of the City Solicitor setting out proposed amendments to the Council’s constitution to ensure that it remains up to date and fit for purpose and recommending the relevant changes to Council.

The City Solicitor submitted a report setting out proposed amendments to the Council’s constitution to ensure that it remains up to date and fit for purpose.

RESOLVED –

(a)To recommend that Council approves the amendments to the following documents (as set out in this report and shown on the appendices attached to the report):-

·  Article 6 (Appendix D)

·  Article 15 (Appendix H)

·  Officer Delegation Scheme (Council (non-executive) Functions):-

o  Director of Resources and Housing (Appendix B1)

o  Director of Communities and Environment (Appendix B2)

·  Scrutiny Board Terms of Reference (Appendix C)

·  Council Procedure Rules (Appendix E)

·  Community Committee Procedure Rules (Appendix F)

·  Chief Finance Officer Protocol (Appendix G)

(b)That in respect of Article 13 – Decision Making (Appendix A) the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee be asked to consider the proposed amendments set out in both the report and Appendix A to the report and that any recommendations be submitted to a future meeting of this Committee.