Issue - meetings

Report CSD22087

At its last meeting, the Committee had agreed to set up a working group to review the Council’s Constitution. This report provided further detail and suggested terms of reference -

(1)  To consider the overall structure of the Constitution.

(2)  To identify aspects of the Constitution that can be simplified and improved.

(3)  To make recommendations to General Purposes and Licensing Committee for consideration by full Council.

The Chairman stated that she hoped that the Working Group could meet in the first week of September. A key issue would be to agree a new framework for the Constitution, and deal with some pressing issues affecting full Council meetings, such as the Petition Scheme and the Council Procedure Rules. The Working Group could then consider what other issues it should prioritise.

RESOLVED that

(1) The proposed terms of reference for the Constitution Working Group be approved as set out above and in paragraph 3.5 of the report.

(2) That Councillors Kathy Bance, Nicholas Bennett, Robert Evans, Simon Fawthrop, Chloe-Jane Ross, Melanie Stevens and Pauline Tunnicliffe be appointed to serve on the Working Group.