To consider a report of the Executive Member for Finance and Director of Legal & Democratic Services.

NOTE: In accordance with the Constitutional procedure, the Executive, Scrutiny and Standards Committees are being asked to review and endorse the CPRs prior to referral to Council for incorporation within the Constitution.

1. That the contents of the report and the proposed CPRs be noted.

2. That the establishment of a working group to review and recommend new Directorate financial schemes of delegation be noted.

3. That it be recommended to Council that it approves the incorporation of the revised CPR’s in the Council’s Constitution and authorises the Director of Legal and Democratic Services to make the necessary amendments to the Constitution.

The Executive Member for Finance and Director of Legal and Democratic Services submitted a report which set out the background to the harmonisation of the CPRs for Stockport, Trafford and Rochdale, and highlighted the main changes to the Council’s existing CPRs. The CPRs had been approved by the STaR Joint Committee on 22nd April 2015, and were being referred to the Executive as part of the process prior to incorporation into the Council’s Constitution.

            RESOLVED -

(1)       That the contents of the report and the proposed CPRs be noted.

(2)       That the establishment of a working group to review and recommend new Directorate financial schemes of delegation be noted.

(3)       That it be recommended to Council that it approves the incorporation of the revised CPR’s in the Council’s Constitution and authorises the Director of Legal and Democratic Services to make the necessary amendments to the Constitution.