Issue - meetings

Report of the Service Director: Legal & Governance reviewing the Constitution, attached.

The Leader moved the report of the Service Director: Legal and Governance detailing the annual review of the Council’s Constitution and Councillor Rayment seconded.

The Leader reported that the elements within the report relating to the LATCO would be deferred to the July meeting of Council. 

RESOLVED:

(i)  That the changes to the Constitution and associated arrangements as set out in the report be approved;

(ii)  That the Service Director: Legal and Governance be authorised to finalise the arrangements as approved by Full Council and make any further consequential or minor changes arising from the decision of Council;

(iii)  That the City Council’s Constitution as amended, including the Officer Scheme of Delegation for the Municipal Year 2018/19 be approved; and

(iv)  That the elements within the report relating to the LATCO be deferred to the July meeting of Full Council.

Report of the Service Director: Legal & Governance reviewing the Constitution, attached.

The Committee considered the report of the Service Director Legal and Governance setting out the annual review of the Constitution which would be recommended to Council for approval.

The Committee supported the proposed annual review and highlighted that the Employment related matters were embedding but was still a work in progress that required monitoring.

Councillor Pope was in attendance at the meeting and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED: that the proposed changes to the annual review of the Constitution be recommended to Council for adoption.