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The Executive Board considered the attached reports (also see enclosed disc).

To be moved by the Mayor and seconded by the Deputy Mayor:

“That the Council’s Constitution be amended as proposed.”

The Council’s Constitution had been reviewed and the proposed significant changes recommended were contained in the revised Appendix 1, attached to the report of the Strategic Director – Resources, which was circulated at the meeting.

            The Executive Board (Selection Committee) minutes of 18 May 2010 were tabled. These contained additional recommendations relating to the update and review of the Council’s Constitution and these were specifically:

a)  approve the changes to the Constitution as set out in Appendix 1, subject to the removal of the proposed changes to the Call-in Procedure;

b) approve the addition of the following legislation to the list at Appendix C on page 342:-

Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010

c) approve the changes to the Policy and Performance Board    arrangements as circulated at the meeting;

d)     to establish a cross party Constitution Working

Group;

e)  the political proportionality of the Working Group 

      be 6:2:1;

f)   the Working Group give consideration to the proposals submitted by the Liberal Democrat Group and the Conservative Group to revise the Council Constitution;

g)  the Working Group make recommendations to Executive Board on the proposals submitted by the Liberal Democrat Group and the Conservative Group to revise the Council Constitution; and

h)      after due consideration of the recommendations of the Working Group, the Executive Board make recommendations to the Council on any changes to the Council Constitution it might consider appropriate.

Additional items for inclusion were circulated for Members’ information:

1)     Appendix C – Standing Orders Relating to the Duties of Proper Officers and Delegation to Officers – Add ‘Protection from Eviction Act 1977’; and

2)     Article 10 (10.02) Composition of the Standards Committee – total number of Independent Members be increased from 3 to 4.

            RESOLVED: That the Council’s Constitution be amended, the details of which were circulated at the meeting and contained in minute COU 11 (above) and the recommendations of the Executive Board Selection Committee on 18 May 2010 be approved.

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Resources which sought the approval of the Council to a number of changes to the Constitution.

            Members had received a revised version of the Constitution, and were advised that this amended version picked up the changes to the Council’s working arrangements that had taken place during the year, as well as other changes which were intended to assist the Council to operate more effectively.

            The proposals for change had been considered by the Chief Executive and the Executive Board Member for Resources in accordance with Article 16.02. It was reported that apart from the purely technical changes, the proposed amendments that were considered to be of particular significance were listed as an appendix to the report.

            The Board were informed of one addition to the list contained in Appendix C at the end of the section on Standing Orders Relating to the Duties of Proper Officers and Delegation to Officers, as follows:

            Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010

            RESOLVED: That Council be recommended to

1)  approve the changes to the Constitution as set out in Appendix 1, subject to the removal of the proposed changes to the Call-in Procedure;

2) approve the addition of the following legislation to the list at Appendix C on page 342:-

Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010

3)     approve the changes to the Policy and Performance Board arrangements as circulated at the meeting; and

FURTHER RESOLVED :

1)     to establish a cross party Constitution Working

Group;

2)     the political proportionality of the Working Group 

      be 6:2:1;

3)     the Working Group give consideration to the proposals submitted by the Liberal Democrat Group and the Conservative Group to revise the Council Constitution;

4)     the Working Group make recommendations to Executive Board on the proposals submitted by the Liberal Democrat Group and the Conservative Group to revise the Council Constitution; and

5)     after due consideration of the recommendations of the Working Group, the Executive Board make recommendations to the Council on any changes to the Council Constitution it might consider appropriate.