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Agenda item
Amendments to the Council's Constitution
Minutes:
The Chief Legal Officer submitted a report to propose amendments to the Council’s Constitution following discussions with the Working Arrangements Group.
The proposed amendments are as a result of updating the Constitution to reflect the change from two Directors to one Managing Director. Changes are also being proposed to allow Electronic Petitions for current Planning and Licensing applications in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and to acknowledge that they can be a faster, more convenient alternative to paper petitions. Paper petitions will still be accepted for those who prefer this method.
Changes are being proposed to Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the Constitution and are outlined in the Chief Legal Officer’s report.
RESOLVED –
That the amendments to the Council’s Constitution be adopted by Full Council or under the delegated authority given to the Managing Director in consultation with a minimum of four members of the Cabinet, one of whom to be the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Council and in consultation with the Leader or deputy Leader of the opposition.
Reasons for the decision:
The Council's Constitution is the basis for the Council's Corporate Governance.
Supporting documents:
- Constitutional Report Full Council, item 125. PDF 242 KB
- Part 1 Constitution - Executive Summary (June 2020), item 125. PDF 403 KB
- Part 2 Constitution - Articles of the Constitution (July 2020) Final, item 125. PDF 521 KB
- Part 3 Constitution - Responsibility for Functions (July 2020), item 125. PDF 449 KB
- Part 4 Constitution - Rules of Procedure (June 2020) Final (3), item 125. PDF 864 KB
- Part 5 Constitution - Codes and Protocols (July 2020) final, item 125. PDF 577 KB
- Part 5 Constitution - Planning Protocol (July 2020), item 125. PDF 446 KB
- Part 7 Constitution - Management Structure (July 2020), item 125. PDF 322 KB
- Part 8 Constitution - Standing Instructions to Authorised Officers (July 2020), item 125. PDF 549 KB
- Part 9 Constitution - Financial Rules (July 2020), item 125. PDF 283 KB
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