Agenda item
Changes to the Constitution
- Meeting of Council, Wednesday 6 December 2017 5.00 pm (Item 13.)
- View the declarations of interest for item 13.
Report of the Chief Executive outlining proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution.
Minutes:
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RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Peter Rippon, seconded by Councillor Michelle Cook, that this Council adopts the changes to the following parts of the Constitution, as set out in the report of the Chief Executive now submitted, and its Appendices, including the revised page 2 to Appendix D circulated at the meeting:- |
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(a) Part 4 – Contracts Standing Orders; |
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(b) Part 5 – Monitoring Officer Protocol; |
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(c) Part 5 – Procedure For Dealing With Complaints Regarding City, Parish And Town Councillors And Co-Opted Members (Appendix to the Monitoring Officer Protocol); and |
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(d) Part 7 – Management Structure and Statutory/Proper Officers. |
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The votes on the revision of the Monitoring Officer Protocol in so far as it related, in Section 4 (Procedure For Dealing With Complaints Regarding City, Parish And Town Councillors And Co-Opted Members), to the inclusion of reference to the Monitoring Officer reserving the right to deal with any issues arising in the course of business that concerns the conduct or alleged conduct of a Member in the absence of a complaint if the Monitoring Officer deems it reasonable and appropriate to do so, were ordered to be recorded and were as follows:- |
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For the revision (49) |
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Anne Murphy) and Councillors Ian Saunders, Sophie Wilson, Denise Fox, Bryan Lodge, Karen McGowan, Michelle Cook, Kieran Harpham, Jackie Drayton, Talib Hussain, Moya O’Rourke, Mazher Iqbal, Mary Lea, Zahira Naz, Andy Bainbridge, Steve Wilson, Abdul Khayum, Abtisam Mohamed, Lewis Dagnall, Cate McDonald, Chris Peace, Bob Johnson, George Lindars-Hammond, Josie Paszek, Lisa Banes, Terry Fox, Pat Midgley, David Barker, Tony Downing, Mohammad Maroof, Jim Steinke, Julie Dore, Ben Miskell, Jack Scott, Mike Drabble, Dianne Hurst, Peter Rippon, Peter Price, Garry Weatherall, Mike Chaplin, Jayne Dunn, Richard Crowther, Olivia Blake, Ben Curran, Neale Gibson, Adam Hurst, Mick Rooney, Jackie Satur and Paul Wood. |
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Against the revision (25) |
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The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Magid Magid) and Councillors Andy Nash, Bob Pullin, Richard Shaw, Douglas Johnson, Robert Murphy, Adam Hanrahan, Joe Otten, Colin Ross, Martin Smith, Pauline Andrews, Roger Davison, Shaffaq Mohammed, Paul Scriven, Sue Alston, Andrew Sangar, Ian Auckland, Sue Auckland, Steve Ayris, Alison Teal, David Baker, Penny Baker, Vickie Priestley, Jack Clarkson and Keith Davis. |
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Abstained from voting on the revision (0) |
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Nil |
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Supporting documents:
- Changes to the Constitution Report to Council 6 December 2017, item 13. PDF 185 KB
- Appdx A - Part 4 - Contracts Standing Orders - Tracked Changes 6 Dec 2017, item 13. PDF 56 KB
- Appdx B - Part 5 - Monitoring Officer Protocol - Tracked Changes 6 Dec 2017, item 13. PDF 131 KB
- Appdx C - Part 5 - Revised Standards Complaints Procedure - 6 Dec 2017, item 13. PDF 245 KB
- Appdx D - Part 7 - Management Structure - 6 Dec 2017, item 13. PDF 200 KB
- Appdx E - Part 7 - StatutoryProper Officers - Tracked Changes 6 Dec 17, item 13. PDF 227 KB
- Revised Page 2 - Appdx D - Part 7 - Management Structure - 6 Dec 2017, item 13. PDF 125 KB