Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Monitoring Officer setting out proposed changes to the Constitution as considered by the Constitution Review Working Group.

RECOMMENDATION That Council agree the following changes to the Constitution, as recommended by the Monitoring Officer, via the Constitution Review Working Group:

1)              that Section 5.1.11 Consideration of Other Matters Referred to the Executive be amended as set out in Paragraph 1 of the report;

2)       that Sections 6.1.2, 6.2.1, 8.4.1, 8.6.1 8.7.1 and 9.1.1 be amended as set out in Paragraph 2 of the report;

3)       that Sections 4.2.9.5 Scope of questions [Council – Public Questions], 4.2.10.5 Scope of questions [Council – Member Questions], 5.4.29 Scope of questions [Executive – Public Questions] and 5.4.37 Scope of questions [Executive – Member Questions] be amended as set out in Paragraph 3 of the report;

4)       that Section 12 Financial Regulations Appendix A – Statement of Material Decisions, be amended as set out in Appendix 1 to the report;

5)       that amendments be made to Section 13 Procurement and Contract Rules and Procedures, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report;

6)       that amendments be made to Section 13 Procurement and Contract Rules and Procedures, as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.

The Council considered a report, set out at Agenda pages 167 to 190, which gave details of proposed changes to the Constitution, as recommended by the Monitoring Officer via the Constitution Review Working Group.

It was proposed by Stuart Munro and seconded by John Kaiser that the recommendations in the report be approved.

Lindsay Ferris and Andy Croy requested a separate vote on recommendations 1), 2) and 3).

It was proposed by Pauline Jorgensen and seconded by Guy Grandison that recommendations 1), 2) and 3) in the report be referred back to the Constitution Review Working Group for further consideration, with recommendations 4), 5) and 6) to be voted on at this meeting.

Stuart Munro confirmed that this proposal was acceptable.

Upon being put to the vote, the Mayor confirmed that the proposal was approved, with recommendations 1 to 3 being referred back to the Constitution Review Working Group for further consideration. 

Upon being put to the vote it was:

RESOLVED That:

1)    recommendations 1), 2) and 3) in the report be referred back to the Constitution Review Working Group for further consideration;

2)    the following changes to the Constitution, as recommended by the Constitution Review Working Group, be agreed:

·         Section 12 Financial Regulations Appendix A – Statement of Material Decisions, be amended as set out in Appendix 1 to the report;

·         amendments be made to Section 13 Procurement and Contract Rules and Procedures, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report;

·         amendments be made to Section 13 Procurement and Contract Rules and Procedures, as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.