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Constitutional amendment report

Meeting: 14/07/2022 - Council (Item 137)

137 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REPORT pdf icon PDF 208 KB

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – LEGAL AND COMMUNITY AND MONITORING OFFICER

 

To present an annual review report which cover amendments identified by Members and Officers, including changes to roles and responsibilities of Officers and Executive Member. This also identifies changes to one Cabinet Panel – Community.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED: That Full Council:

 

(1)       Approves the amendments in Appendix A (as amended);

 

(2)       Notes the changes to Executive portfolio areas identified in Section 14* (table shaded green);

 

(3)       Notes the typographical error changed in Section 20 (Contract Procurement Rules) under  Rule 33.9 (as described in Appendix A), on 19 April 2022 (table shaded green).

 

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Constitution remains up to date, and continues to improve its working practices where legally possible.

Minutes:

Audio Recording – 2:09:05

 

The Service Director – Legal & Community presented the report entitled Constitutional Amendments along with Appendix A and advised:

 

·                Following concerns raised by members prior to the meeting the changes outlined on pages 128-19 of the document pack (changes to Appendices 1 and 2 of Section 8 of the Constitution) were no longer recommended and should be removed from the report

 

The following Members asked questions and took part in debate:

 

·                Councillor Ruth Brown

·                Councillor Tony Hunter

·                Councillor David Levett

 

In response to questions raised the Service Director – Legal & Community advised:

 

·                None of the proposals in the report relating to Appendices 1 and 2 to Section 8 were to be carried forward;

·                The responsibilities of the Executive Member for the Environment and Leisure still included climate change policy and commitments made by the Council; the updated wording reflected policy developments since the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change.

 

RESOLVED: That Full Council:

 

(1)       Approves the amendments in Appendix A (as amended);

 

(2)       Notes the changes to Executive portfolio areas identified in Section 14* (table shaded green);

 

(3)       Notes the typographical error changed in Section 20 (Contract Procurement Rules) under  Rule 33.9 (as described in Appendix A), on 19 April 2022 (table shaded green).

 

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Constitution remains up to date, and continues to improve its working practices where legally possible.