Agenda item

The Chairman of the Member Constitution Review Group presented the Review of the Constitution report. He said most of the changes were minor and the change to Questions by Members’ in the Council Procedure Rules aligned them to the rules for Public Questions. Councillor Williamson proposed a slight amendment to the paragraph 4.26.5(b) and requested the wording as follows:

“The Executive Member for Financial Sustainability has been given delegated authority to authorise the sale of any single asset held by the Council up to the value of £500k as advised and recommended by officers as being in the interest of the Council and where expediency is required and the matter cannot wait until the next ordinary meeting of the Executive. Any such authorisation by the Executive Member for Financial Sustainability is subject to the Council’s Member call-in procedure as described in Section 5, paragraph 5.31 of this constitution.”

Councillor Williamson proposed that the recommendations in the report be supported. Councillor Deering seconded the proposal.

Councillor Goldspink said she was not happy with the proposed change in wording to paragraph 4.26.5(b). She felt that Councillor Williamson should discuss the proposed sale of assets with other Members of the Executive and not make the decision alone.

The motion to support the recommendation having been proposed and seconded was put to the meeting and upon a vote being taken, was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED - That the updates and amendments to the Constitution identified in Appendix A-F be approved.