Agenda item
Changes to the constitution
This report sets out proposed changes to the Constitution and sets out minor and other technical changes to the Constitution made by the Chief Legal Officer.
Appendix 2 referred to in the report is available on-line and a paper copy is available on request.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council introduced the changes being proposed to the Constitution. He added that a full review of the Constitution would be undertaken and encouraged members to take part in this rather than propose changes at meetings of Full Council.
Councillor Warren proposed changes to Standing Order 13 – Vote of No Confidence, the terms of reference for the Equalities Committee and Standing Order 32 – The Annual Meeting and requested recorded votes on his three proposals.
The voting for each of Councillor Warren’s proposals was recorded as follows:
FOR: Councillors Davidson, Shaw and Warren
AGAINST: Councillors Aden, Agha, Allie, Bradley, Butt, Carr, Chohan, Choudhary, Choudry, Colacicco, Collier, Conneely, Crane, Daly, Denselow, Dixon, Duffy, Eniola, Ezeajughi, Farah, Filson, Harrison, Hirani, Hossain, Hylton, Kabir, Kansagra, Kelcher, Khan, Long, Marquis, Mashari, Maurice, McLeish, McLennan, Miller, Moher, J Mitchell Murray, W Mitchell Murray, Naheerathan, M Patel, R Patel, Pavey, Perrin, Shahzad, Ketan Sheth, Krupa Sheth, Southwood, Stopp, Tatler, Thomas and Van Kalwala
ABSTENTIONS: The Mayor and Deputy Mayor
RESOLVED:
(i) that the changes to the Constitution shown marked up in Appendix 1 to the report submitted be agreed and the Chief Legal Officer be authorised to make consequential changes;
(ii) that the minor and other technical changes to the Constitution made by the Chief Legal Officer shown marked up in Appendix 2 to the report submitted be noted.
Supporting documents:
- Changes to Constitution rpt, item 11. PDF 79 KB
- Changes to Constitution Appendix 1, item 11. PDF 1 MB
- Constit Changes-App2-Part 1, item 11. PDF 239 KB
- Constit Changes-App2-Part 2, item 11. PDF 383 KB
- Constit Changes-App2-Part 3, item 11. PDF 457 KB
- Constit Changes-App2-Part 4, item 11. PDF 377 KB
- Constit Changes-App2-Part 5, item 11. PDF 215 KB
- Constit Changes-App2-Part 6, item 11. PDF 271 KB
- Constit Changes-App2-Part 7, item 11. PDF 446 KB
- Constit Changes-App2-Part 8, item 11. PDF 125 KB