Decision details

Changes to Constitution

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

Council considered a report by the Chief Executive (circulated previously) regarding changes to the Constitution.

 

Councillor Ley, Chair of Planning Committee advised that the amended wording of paragraph 7.2 (c) of the Head of Place’s delegated powers was different to the wording that had been agreed by the Planning Committee following its meeting on 12th June 2019.

 

It was moved by Councillor Worden and seconded by Councillor Patrinos that recommendations 2.1.1 and 2.1.3 be approved and that recommendation 2.1.2 be deferred and brought back to the next meeting of Council for consideration.

 

RESOLVED that the Constitution be amended as follows to:

 

(a)

include a maximum number of 13 Councillors to sit on Strategy and Resources Committee;

 

(b)

amend the wording of 3.25 of the delegated powers to the Chief

Executive so as to read:- “To determine applications for flexible and early retirement and also for early release of pension where the decision will not result in a net cost to the Council”;

 

(c)

That consideration of the amended wording of paragraph 7.2 (c) of the delegated powers to the Head of Place be deferred and brought back to the next meeting of Council for consideration.

 

Publication date: 15/08/2019

Date of decision: 24/07/2019

Decided at meeting: 24/07/2019 - Council

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