To receive a report of the Acting Director of Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer.

(Note: A number of extensive appendices - Amended versions of Parts 1-5 of the Constitution – are not being circulated in hard copy, however, these are available to view on the Council’s Website www.trafford.gov.uk > Home > Council and democracy > Councillors and Committees > Meetings, agenda, minutes > Meetings)

The Acting Director of Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer submitted a report confirming the arrangements for the delegation of Council (non-Executive) and Executive functions and seeking to amend the Constitution of the Council to incorporate these arrangements. The report advised on changes to the Officer Scheme of delegation and on a number of changes proposed following a review of the documents that form the Constitution.

RESOLVED –

(1)    That Council notes that Executive functions not covered by the Officers’ Scheme of Delegation are delegated by the Leader of the Council as follows:

(a)  functions are delegated to all individual Executive Members in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation set out in Part 3 of the Constitution; and

(b)  all other functions are delegated to the Executive.

(2)    That the Scheme of Delegation to Officers, as set out in Part 3 of the Constitution, be confirmed.

(3)    That the other amendments to Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the Constitution be approved, with the exception of the Financial Procedure Rules which are deferred for consideration at a future meeting.

(4)    That the Acting Director of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to amend the Constitution of the Council in accordance with and as a consequence of this report.