Issue - meetings

Constitutional Matters

Meeting: 16/12/2015 - Council (Item 72)

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Report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services seeking approval to make changes to the Constitution, attached.

Minutes:

The Chair of the Governance Committee updated Members on the recommendations made at the Governance Committee meeting held on 14th December. It was noted that the Committee had considered the revisions to the Constitution as set out in the report and had requested further evidence and information. The Chair of the Governance Committee therefore informed Members that the item would be deferred pending further consideration of the matter at the Governance Committee meeting on the 8th February 2016 and the item included on the agenda of the February Council meeting for decision.


Meeting: 14/12/2015 - Governance Committee (Item 28)

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To consider the report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services seeking approval to make changes to the Constitution

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services seeking approval to make changes to the Constitution

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Committee considered the revisions to the constitution as set out in the report and made the follow comments:

(i)  That the figure of £5,000,000 was high and requested that evidence relating to the number and type of projects that would be delayed if the threshold be reviewed to a lower sum;

(ii)  That efforts be made to ensure that there was a greater involvement from Councillors in consultation.  Committee recommended that the Leader of the Council always be consulted notwithstanding that he was part of the Transformation Information Board and that a group leaders meeting been convened to share information as required.  

(iii)  That the Transformation Implementation Director provide details of the list in (i) above to Council on 16th December 2015