Agenda item

To receive a report of the Monitoring Officer.

Council considered a report outlining the new provisions introduced by the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, governing Executive meetings.  The Monitoring Officer summarised the changes from the previous Regulations and explained their impact on East Herts in the report now submitted.  The necessary changes to the Constitution were also set out in the Essential Reference Papers to the report now submitted.

Council approved the proposed amendments as now submitted.

RESOLVED – that (A) the implications of the new Regulations be noted; and

(B)      the proposed amendments to current practice be approved and the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make appropriate changes to the Constitution.