Issue - meetings
Changes to the Constitution
Meeting: 29/04/2021 - Council (Item 9)
9 Constitution Changes & Pay Policy Statement PDF 254 KB
To receive, in accordance with Standing Order 27(g), a report from the Director of Legal, HR, Audit & Investigations outlining changes identified to the Constitution following its annual review alongside amendments to the Council’s Pay Policy Statement 2021-22 following withdrawal of the Regulations concerning public sector employee exit payments.
Additional documents:
- 08a. Appendix 1 - Changes to delegation of Executive Functions, item 9 PDF 263 KB
- 08b. Appendix 2 - Changes to delegation of Non-Executive Functions, item 9 PDF 279 KB
- 08c. Appendix 3 - Changes to Contract Standing Orders, item 9 PDF 374 KB
- 08d. Appendix 4 - General changes and updates to the Constitution, item 9 PDF 474 KB
- Webcast for Constitution Changes & Pay Policy Statement
Decision:
AGREED
(1) To note the current legal position in respect of remote meetings.
(2) To note changes to officer and Cabinet Member delegated powers agreed by the Leader of the Council set out in Appendix 1 of the report.
(3) To agree the changes to officer delegated powers set out in Appendix 2 of the report.
(4) To agree the arrangements for review of the changes to officer delegated powers referred to at (2) and (3) above as set out a paragraph 3.8 of the report.
(5) To agree the changes to contract standing orders set out in Appendix 3 of the report.
(6) To agree the general changes and updates to the Constitution set out in Appendix 4 of the report.
(7) To authorise the Director of Legal, HR, Audit and Investigations to amend the Constitution to remove changes previously made to permit remote attendance at meetings as a result of the High Court claim having been unsuccessful.
(8) To note that, to the extent that the changes set out in this report relate to executive functions of the Council, they have been approved by the Leader.
(9) To authorise the Director of Legal, HR, Audit & Investigations to amend the Constitution accordingly, including making any necessary incidental or consequential changes.
(10) To agree the changes to the Pay Policy Statement for 2021-22 set out at paragraph 3.12 of the report.
Minutes:
The Mayor invited Councillor M Butt (Leader of the Council) to introduce the report from the Director of Legal, HR, Audit & Investigations.
Councillor M.Butt advised that the report outlined the steps being taken to manage any potential return of face-to-face Council, Cabinet and committee meetings whilst the pandemic continued alongside a number of changes to the Council’s Contract Standing Orders, Constitution and Pay Policy Statement.
As no members indicated that they wished to speak on the item the Mayor put the recommendations straight to the vote and they were unanimously declared CARRIED.
It was therefore RESOLVED:
(1) To note the current legal position in respect of remote meetings, as detailed within the report.
(2) To note the changes to officer and Cabinet Member delegated powers agreed by the Leader of the Council, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.
(3) To agree the changes to officer delegated powers, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report.
(4) To agree the arrangements for review of the changes to officer delegated powers referred to at (2) and (3) above and set out a paragraph 3.8 of the report.
(5) To agree the changes to contract standing orders, as set out in Appendix 3 of the report.
(6) To agree the general changes and updates to the Constitution, as set out in Appendix 4 of the report.
(7) To authorise the Director of Legal, HR, Audit and Investigations to amend the Constitution to remove changes previously made to permit remote attendance at meetings in the event that the judicial review claim currently in progress was unsuccessful.
(8) To note that, to the extent that the changes set out in the report related to executive functions of the Council, they have been approved by the Leader.
(9) To authorise the Director of Legal, HR, Audit & Investigations to amend the Constitution accordingly, including making any necessary incidental or consequential changes.
(10) To agree the changes to the Pay Policy Statement for 2021-22 set out in paragraph 3.12 of the report.