Decision details

1.      That the new format of the Council’s Constitution be adopted.

2.      That changes to the current content as summarised in the Special Advisory Group report and detailed in Appendix 1 to that report be adopted subject to:

a.       The proposed change to Part 4 – Financial Procedure Rules, to enable timely decisions in relation to new external funding received by the Council being amended by the inclusion of the words ‘or Cabinet (Resources) Panel’ between the words ‘Cabinet’ and ‘and’ to read as follows:

“Where all of the following apply, an overall increase or decrease in the Council’s total budget may be approved Cabinet or Cabinet (Resources) Panel and not require the approval by Council:”

and at the end of clause (iv) to read as follows:

“(iv)    The Section 151 Officer agrees that approval may be granted by Cabinet or Cabinet (Resources) Panel.”

b.       The proposed change to Part 4 - Contract Procedure Rules (Section 3.10) being amended to require the Cabinet Member for Governance to approve the engagement of agency staff above a day rate of £500 and for the Human Resources Business Partner to approve engagements with a day rate below £500; and

That quarterly report on the use of Agency Staff also be submitted to Cabinet (Resources) Panel for information.

3.      That the Director of Governance be authorised to implement the new format and the changes set out in Appendix 1 of the Special Advisory Group report, as now with immediate effect.

4.      That it be noted, that further amendments to the Constitution would be presented in May 2018.