Issue - meetings
Updated Constitution
Meeting: 17/07/2019 - Council (Item 10)
10 Report of the General Purposes Committee: Revised Constitution PDF 275 KB
To consider the report of the General Purposes Committee setting out a proposed revised Constitution.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Part A (Introduction and Explanations) of the revised Constitution, item 10 PDF 666 KB
- Appendix 2 - Part B (Council Functions and Rules of Procedure), item 10 PDF 1 MB
- Appendix 3 - Part C (Codes and Protocols) of the revised Constitution, item 10 PDF 1022 KB
- Appendix 4 - Part D (Supplementary Documents) of the revised Constitution, item 10 PDF 2 MB
- LBTH Financial Regulations July 2019 FINAL, item 10 PDF 567 KB
- Contracts and Procurement Procedure Rules, item 10 PDF 624 KB
- Webcast for Report of the General Purposes Committee: Revised Constitution
Decision:
The Council considered the report and tabled supplementary papers of the General Purposes Committee setting out the revisions to the Constitution.
The recommendations set out in the report were put to the vote and were agreed. Accordingly it was:
RESOLVED:
That the Council:
1. Agree the revised Constitution as set out in Appendices 1 – 4 to this report;
2. Note that following agreement the Constitution will be prepared for publication in consultation with the Communications team and therefore to agree to delegate authority to the Corporate Director, Governance and Monitoring Officer to make non-material changes to the Constitution during this process subject that any changes be subsequently reported to the General Purposes Committee for noting;
3. Confirm the refreshed delegations for revising the constitution including as set out in Sections 15, 19 and 42 of the Constitution, for such that:
a) The Monitoring Officer can approve all non-material changes to the Constitution including those that reflect decisions taken by the Council or changes in legislation or to correct matters of fact;
b) The Monitoring Officer can recommend to Council or General Purposes Committee for approval any material changes to Parts A to C of the Constitution with the exception of the Executive Scheme of Delegation (Section 30) which will be amended by the Monitoring Officer should the Mayor amend his Executive Scheme of Delegation.
c) The introduction to Part D of the Constitution sets out the delegated authority to amend each Part D Section. Unless indicated otherwise, the Monitoring Officer has delegated authority to amend Part D documents in consultation with the Chief Executive; and
d) All Sections of the Constitution remain in place unless explicitly revised or removed.
4. To note the updated Corporate Scheme of Delegation within the Constitution and to note that Corporate Directors have delegated authority to create their own Directorate Schemes of Delegation. Any such schemes will be published in Part D of the Constitution.
(Action by: Asmat Hussain, Corporate Director, Governance)
Minutes:
The Council considered the report and tabled supplementary papers of the General Purposes Committee setting out the revisions to the Constitution.
The recommendations set out in the report were put to the vote and were agreed. Accordingly it was:
RESOLVED:
That the Council:
1. Agree the revised Constitution as set out in Appendices 1 – 4 to this report;
2. Note that following agreement the Constitution will be prepared for publication in consultation with the Communications team and therefore to agree to delegate authority to the Corporate Director, Governance and Monitoring Officer to make non-material changes to the Constitution during this process subject that any changes be subsequently reported to the General Purposes Committee for noting;
3. Confirm the refreshed delegations for revising the constitution including as set out in Sections 15, 19 and 42 of the Constitution, for such that:
a) The Monitoring Officer can approve all non-material changes to the Constitution including those that reflect decisions taken by the Council or changes in legislation or to correct matters of fact;
b) The Monitoring Officer can recommend to Council or General Purposes Committee for approval any material changes to Parts A to C of the Constitution with the exception of the Executive Scheme of Delegation (Section 30) which will be amended by the Monitoring Officer should the Mayor amend his Executive Scheme of Delegation.
c) The introduction to Part D of the Constitution sets out the delegated authority to amend each Part D Section. Unless indicated otherwise, the Monitoring Officer has delegated authority to amend Part D documents in consultation with the Chief Executive; and
d) All Sections of the Constitution remain in place unless explicitly revised or removed.
4. To note the updated Corporate Scheme of Delegation within the Constitution and to note that Corporate Directors have delegated authority to create their own Directorate Schemes of Delegation. Any such schemes will be published in Part D of the Constitution.