Issue - meetings

When Council adopted a revised Constitution in July, it was agreed that the Working Group would continue to meet to consider the further rationalisation work to be done on the Financial Regulations, Contract Standing orders and pick up any glitches identified since the new Constitution was adopted.  They met on 24th February and recommend these proposals to Council.

The Council considered a report recommended to them from the Constitution working group who had met on 24^th February.  This picked up the further rationalisation work needed on the Financial Regulations, Contract Standing orders and picked up a few glitches identified since the new Constitution was adopted in July 2022.

On a motion from Councillor Tim Ball, seconded by Councillor Robin Moss, it was unanimously

RESOLVED to

1.  Agree to move the whole of Section 3.9 - Financial Regulations and Budget Management Scheme - to the Library and amend section 3.7 as set out in Appendix 1, and described in paragraphs 3.1 – 3.5 of the report;

2.  Agree with the small amendment to the Code of Conduct to reinstate the link to the Councillor role descriptions, in line with Council’s earlier wishes, as set out in paragraph 3.6 of the report;

3.  Agree the wording in paragraph 3.7 of the report be added to the public speaking rules within the Constitution (and the guidance) to clarify deadlines when a meeting is adjourned after the agenda has been published;

4.  Agree the necessary constitutional and scheme of delegation changes for approval regarding the statutory officers disciplinary process, as set out in paragraphs 3.9 – 3.11 and that the Director of People & Policy be given delegated authority to take all steps necessary to implement these;

5.  Agree the revised Contract Standing Orders, as explained in paragraph 3.12 and appendices 2 and 3 of the report;

6.  Note that the full review of the Contract Standing Orders will be brought back to Council once the legislation is in place;

7.  Agree the delegations to the Chief Executive as Electoral Registration Officer and Returning officer for those powers described in paragraphs 3.15 - 3.17 of the report; and

8.  Agree that these changes take effect from 1^st April 2023.