Agenda item

Delegated Functions and Amendments to the Constitution

To receive a report of the Monitoring Officer and Director of Legal and Governance on the delegation of Council and Executive functions and proposed amendments to the Council’s Constitution.

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report confirming the arrangements for the delegation of Council (non-Executive) and Executive functions and to obtain Council’s agreement to amend the Constitution of the Council to incorporate these arrangements and those others identified in the report deemed to be necessary.

 

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 Executive Members’ Scheme of Delegation, set out at Appendix 1 to the report;

 

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

 

(2)       That the Scheme of Delegation to Officers, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.

 

(3)       That the proposed additions to the Financial Procedure Rules, as set out in Section 4 of the report, be approved.

 

(4)       That the Council notes that the proposed revisions to the Planning and Development Management Committee Code of Practice were withdrawn for further consideration.

 

(5)       That the Director of Legal and Governance be authorised to amend the Constitution of the Council in accordance with and as a consequence of this report and other decisions made by Council at this Annual Meeting.

 

(6)       That Council notes that further changes may be required to the Officer Scheme of Delegation during the year and that the Director of Legal and Governance be authorised to amend the Constitution following consultation with the Leader of the Council and Chief Executive.

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