Agenda item

RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Pat Midgley, seconded by Councillor Gill Furniss, that this Council:-

(a)       re-adopts the Model Code of Conduct for Members in the Constitution, with Parts two and three to remain in force only until new regulations come into force relating to Members’ interests;

(b)       agrees that any Standards complaint made after 1^st July, 2012 be dealt with in accordance with the procedure which will be subsequently adopted by the Council; and

(c)        agrees that an Independent Person be appointed in compliance with the Localism Act and gives authority for the Monitoring Officer to make the appropriate arrangements for the recruitment and selection of an Independent Person.