Council is asked to consider the report of the Corporate Director, Governance proposing a number of revisions to the following Parts of the Council’s Constitution:

·         4.2 (Access to Information Procedure Rules)

·         4.3 (Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules)

·         4.5 (Overview and Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rules)

·         4.6 (Financial Procedure Rules)

·         4.7 (Contract Procedure Rules)

The Council considered the report of the Corporate Director, Governance proposing a number of revisions to Parts of the Council’s Constitution.

The recommendations were put to the vote and were agreed.

DECISION:

That the Council note:

1.                  That the spreadsheet in Appendix 1 of the report setting out the revisions and the reasons;

That the Council approve:

2.                  That the revised Part 4.2 of the Constitution (Access to Information Procedure Rules) in Appendix 2 with the revisions shown as tracked changes;

3.                  That the revised Part 4.3 of the Constitution (Budget and Policy Framework Procedure) in Appendix 3 with the revisions shown as tracked changes;

4.                  That the revised Part 4.5 of the Constitution (Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules) in Appendix 4 with the revisions shown as tracked changes;

5.                  That the revised Part 4.6 of the Constitution (Financial Regulations and Procedure Rules) in Appendix 5 with the revisions shown as tracked changes; and

6.                  That the revised Part 4.7 of the Constitution (Contracts and Procurement Procedure Rules) in Appendix 6 with the revisions shown as tracked changes.

(Action by: Asmat Hussain Corporate Director, Governance and Monitoring Officer)

The Council considered the report of the Corporate Director, Governance proposing a number of revisions to Parts of the Council’s Constitution.

The recommendations were put to the vote and were agreed. Accordingly it was:

RESOLVED:

That the Council note:

1.                  The spreadsheet in Appendix 1 of the report setting out the revisions and the reasons;

That the Council approve:

2.                  The revised Part 4.2 of the Constitution (Access to Information Procedure Rules) in Appendix 2 with the revisions shown as tracked changes;

3.                  The revised Part 4.3 of the Constitution (Budget and Policy Framework Procedure) in Appendix 3 with the revisions shown as tracked changes;

4.                  The revised Part 4.5 of the Constitution (Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules) in Appendix 4 with the revisions shown as tracked changes;

5.                  The revised Part 4.6 of the Constitution (Financial Regulations and Procedure Rules) in Appendix 5 with the revisions shown as tracked changes; and

6.                  The revised Part 4.7 of the Constitution (Contracts and Procurement Procedure Rules) in Appendix 6 with the revisions shown as tracked changes.