Issue - meetings

RECOMMENDED that:-

(a)       in relation to Issue 1 (Budget and Policy Framework Approval Procedure Rules) the proposed amendment to insert the new Procedure Rules into Part 4E of the Constitution, as set out in Appendix 1 to this report, be approved;

(b)       any necessary and consequential technical and formatting related updates and revisions to the Constitution be delegated to the Monitoring Officer.

The Chairman of the Audit and Governance Committee, Councillor Marcus Andrews, presented the report on the review of the councils constitution and outlined the recommendations as set out on the agenda.

RESOLVED that: -

(a)           in relation to Issue 1 (Budget and Policy Framework Approval Procedure Rules) the proposed amendment to insert the new Procedure Rules into Part 4E of the Constitution, as set out in Appendix 1 to this report, be approved;

(b)           any necessary and consequential technical and formatting related updates and revisions to the Constitution be delegated to the Monitoring Officer.

Voting: Unanimous

The report summarises the issues considered by the Constitution Review Working Group and sets out a series of recommendations arising from the Working Group for consideration by the Committee relating to the introduction of budget and policy framework procedure rules.

Any recommendations arising from the Committee shall be referred to full Council for adoption.

The Constitution Review Working Group presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'E' to these Minutes in the Minute Book. The Head of Democratic Services advised that the plan would be to review these recommendations and that any recommendations arising from the Committee would be referred to full Council for adoption. The intention was to bring forward additional procedure rules for the budget setting meeting. The report summarised the issues considered by the Constitution Review Working Group and set out a series of recommendations arising from the Working Group for consideration by the Committee relating to the introduction of budget and policy framework procedure rules. It was noted that the recommendations arose from the best value review and was put into the CE review on previous MOs request.

It was noted that the recommendations would bring clarity around the budget and corporate monitoring framework and provided an option for issues if there was disagreement with the budget recommendation. In the discussion it was noted that there was no impact on the Leader of Finance Portfolio Holder positions. There was an aim towards a dedicated budget Council. There was a plan to survey Councillors on some of the other issues raised and come back with a further package of proposals.

RECOMMENDED that in relation to Issue 1 (Budget and Policy Framework Approval Procedure Rules) the proposed amendment to insert the new Procedure Rules into Part 4E of the Constitution, as set out in Appendix 1 to this report, be approved; any necessary and consequential technical and formatting related updates and revisions to the Constitution be delegated to the Monitoring Officer.

Voting: Unanimous