Agenda item

The Council is asked to consider the recommendations submitted to it by the Cabinet in respect of the proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution.

NOTES: (1) Cabinet considered this matter at its meeting held on 9 November 2018. The relevant Cabinet Report and Minute and the Cabinet’s recommendations to Council are contained within the Council Book; and

(2)   Members will be aware that Council will not be discussing at the meeting Sub-Sections (a) and (b) in the Current Position Section of Part 3 (Supporting Information) of the Report (i.e. the sub-sections that refer to the Council Procedure Rules) as those matters were deferred by Cabinet for further consultation with Members.

The Council considered the recommendations submitted to it by the Cabinet in respect of the proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution.

Council was aware that Cabinet had considered this matter at its meeting held on 9 November 2018. The relevant Cabinet Report and Minute and the Cabinet’s recommendations to Council were contained within the Council Book.

Council was also aware that it would not be discussing at the meeting Sub-Sections (a) and (b) in the Current Position Section of Part 3 (Supporting Information) of the Report previously submitted to Cabinet (i.e. the sub-sections that referred to the Council Procedure Rules) as those matters had been deferred by Cabinet for further consultation with Members.

Councillors I J Henderson, Broderick, Heaney, Talbot, Miles, Everett, Calver and P B Honeywood addressed the meeting on the subject matter of this item.

It was moved by Councillor G V Guglielmi that –

(a)    the Council’s Constitution be amended to reflect the proposed changes, as set out in Appendices B to N attached to item A.3 of the Report of the Finance and Corporate Resources Portfolio Holder submitted to Cabinet on 9 November 2018; and

(b)    all changes come into effect immediately.

After debate it was moved by Councillor Stock OBE and seconded by Councillor Everett that Councillor G V Guglielmi’s motion be amended to read as follows:-

(a)   the Council’s Constitution be amended to reflect the proposed changes, as set out in Appendices B to H and J to N attached to item A.3 of the Report of the Finance and Corporate Resources Portfolio Holder submitted to Cabinet on 9 November 2018;

(b)   all changes come into effect immediately; and

(c)    consideration of Appendix I be deferred until the January meeting of the Full Council in order to allow the Constitution Review Portfolio Holder Working Party to re-examine the proposed changes to the Planning Committee delegations in the light of the issues and concerns raised by Members in relation to the Members’ Referral Scheme.

Councillor G V Guglielmi indicated that he was content to alter his motion to incorporate Councillor Stock’s amendment.

Councillor G V Guglielmi’s motion, as amended, on being put to the vote, was declared CARRIED.