Issue - meetings
Revision of the Council' Constitution - Parts 1 to 3
Meeting: 22/03/2017 - Council (Item 9)
To receive the report of the General Purposes Committee proposing revisions to Parts 1 to 3 of the Council’s Constitution.
Additional documents:
- 9.2a Appendix1SpreadsheetofRevisionsParts1to3, item 9
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- 9.2b Appendix2RevisedConstitutionPart1, item 9
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- 9.2c Appendix3RevisedConstitutionPart2, item 9
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- 9.2d Appendix4RevisedConstitutionnPart311, item 9
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- 9.2e Appendix5RevisedConstitutionPart312to32, item 9
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- 9.2f Appendix6RevisedConstitutionPart33, item 9
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- 9.2g Appendix7RevisedConstitutionPart34, item 9
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- 9.2h Appendix8RevisedConstitutionPart35to36, item 9
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- 9.2i Appendix9RevisedConstitutionParts37to38, item 9
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- 9.2j Appendix10RevisedConstitutionPart39, item 9
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- 9.2k Appendix11RevisedConstitutionPart310, item 9
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- 9.2l Appendix12RevisedConstitutionParts311to312, item 9
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- Webcast for Report of the General Purposes Committee: Revision of the Council' Constitution - Parts 1 to 3
Decision:
The Council considered the report of the General Purposes Committee proposing revisions to Parts 1 to 3 of the Council’s Constitution.
Councillor Oliur Rahman tabled comments from the Independent Group on the draft changes, it was agreed with the Acting Corporate Director, Governance and Interim Monitoring Officer that the paper would be considered when the Constitution Working Party next met.
Following debate, the recommendations were put to the vote and were unanimously agreed.
DECISION:
- That the spreadsheet in Appendix 1 of the report setting out the revisions and the reasons be noted;
- That the revised Part 1 Summary and Explanation of the Constitution in Appendix 2 with the revisions shown as tracked changes be approved;
- That the revised Part 2 Articles of the Tower Hamlets Constitution in Appendix 3 with the revisions shown as tracked changes be approved; and
- That the revised Part 3 Responsibility for Functions of the Tower Hamlets Constitution in Appendix 4 to 12 with the revisions shown as tracked changes be approved.
(Action by: Graham White, Acting Corporate Director, Governance and Interim Monitoring Officer)
Minutes:
The Council considered the report of the General Purposes Committee proposing revisions to Parts 1 to 3 of the Council’s Constitution.
Councillor Oliur Rahman tabled comments from the Independent Group on the draft changes, it was agreed with the Acting Corporate Director, Governance and Interim Monitoring Officer that the paper would be considered when the Constitution Working Party next met.
Following debate, the recommendations were put to the vote and were unanimously agreed. Accordingly it was
RESOLVED:
- That the spreadsheet in Appendix 1 of the report setting out the revisions and the reasons be noted;
- That the revised Part 1 Summary and Explanation of the Constitution in Appendix 2 with the revisions shown as tracked changes be approved;
- That the revised Part 2 Articles of the Tower Hamlets Constitution in Appendix 3 with the revisions shown as tracked changes be approved; and
- That the revised Part 3 Responsibility for Functions of the Tower Hamlets Constitution in Appendix 4 to 12 with the revisions shown as tracked changes be approved.