Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Legal and Support Services

Presented by the Corporate Portfolio Holder

Councillor N J Rushton presented the report to members.  He stated that the proposals would facilitate an increase in the number of Policy Development Group meetings, and would amend the definition of a Key Decision to increase the amount of decisions taken on contracts considered as business as usual.  He commented that this was not a significant change and the Contract Procedure Rules would be amended to reduce bureaucracy.

Councillor T Gillard felt that the proposals were good for scrutiny.

Councillor A C Saffell made reference the page 77 of the agenda and at the meeting of Policy Development Group he had pointed out the Constitution itself was very bloated and with every alteration it became longer.  He added that some of the repetitive items needed to be removed.  The Deputy Monitoring Officer had invited him to highlight those parts which should be removed and he was in the process of doing so.

It was moved by Councillor N J Rushton, seconded by Councillor T Gillard and

RESOLVED THAT:

a)    The amendments to the Constitution be approved as set out in paragraph 3.6, 4.8 and 4.12 of the report and as set out in appendices 1-3 of the report to Policy Development Group.

The Head of Legal and Support Services be authorised to make the agreed amendments and any consequential amendments to the Constitution and re-issue the document.