Issue - meetings

Changes to the Constitution

Meeting: 21/07/2021 - Council (Item 10)

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[To approve changes to the Constitution]

 

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Decision:

1.    That the amendments to the Constitution as detailed in Appendix 1 to this report be approved.

2.    That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to implement the changes.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Paula Brookfield, presented a report on Changes to the Constitution for approval. The Constitution had been reviewed to ensure the constitution was clear and concise and that the decision-making processes can be followed by all.

 

Councillor Paula Brookfield, outlined the substantive amendments to be made to the constitution and the rationale for making these changes. She added that this was the second in a series of reports and that additional reports would be provided at future meetings to review the other parts of the constitution.

 

Councillor Paula Brookfield, proposed the recommendations and Councillor Wendy Thompson seconded the recommendations.

 

Resolved:

 

1.    That the amendments to the Constitution as detailed in Appendix 1 to this report be approved.

2.    That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to implement the changes.


Meeting: 09/07/2021 - Governance and Ethics Committee (Item 7)

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[To approve the amendments to the Constitution – Report to follow].

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Minutes:

David Pattison, Director of Governance, delivered a report on changes to the constitution, that would help ensure continuing lawfulness and effectiveness. He outlined the proposed amendments and rationale for these amendments.

 

The Director of Governance responded to questions asked and confirmed that any report regarding due diligence would be brought before the Committee.

 

Resolved:

That the Council be recommended to:

1.       Approve the amendments to the Constitution as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.

2.       Authorise the Monitoring Officer to implement these changes.