Decision details
New Draft Council Constitution
Decision Maker: Standards and Constitutional Oversight Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Resolved – That
Council be recommended to adopt the draft revised Constitution (attached as Appendix A to the report) at the Annual Meeting of Council to be held on the 28th September 2020, subject to:
(1) The amendment of Part 3(B) of the draft revised Constitution by the monitoring officer
(a) to clarify:
(i) that standing sub-committee numbers are a minimum expectation and not set;
(ii) that the Local Plan Steering Sub-Committee is time-limited and will be dissolved on the adoption of the Local Plan currently in development (para 4.2(a));
(iii) that the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee is responsible for air quality issues (para 5.2(a));
(iv) that the Housing Committee is responsible for the Authority’s relationship with Registered Providers of housing (para 6.2(a));
(b) to include that the Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee’s responsibility for “preventative services” also covers responsive services and includes those services concerning domestic violence (para 2.2(e)(viii)); and
(c) to include the terms of reference for the Joint Governance Committee of the Northern Local Government Pension Scheme Investment Pool (para 15); and
(2) The inclusion of any further amendments, prior to its adoption by Council, that the monitoring officer considers will correct errors and omissions or (on notice to the Governance Member Working Group) will otherwise aid in the draft Constitution’s future operation.
Publication date: 14/09/2020
Date of decision: 10/09/2020
Decided at meeting: 10/09/2020 - Standards and Constitutional Oversight Committee
Accompanying Documents:
- SCOCConstitutionreport20200910
PDF 158 KB
- Part 0 Content
PDF 105 KB
- Part 1 Summary
PDF 212 KB
- Part 2 Article All (July 20)
PDF 306 KB
- Part 3 (A) Council Functions (Aug 20)
PDF 136 KB
- Part 3 (B) Cttee ToR (Aug 20)
PDF 308 KB
- Part 3 (B)(a) Outside Bodies (Aug 20)
PDF 150 KB
- Part 3 (C) Officer scheme (July 20)
PDF 126 KB
- Part 3 (C)(a) Proper officer list (as at Aug 20)
PDF 190 KB
- Part 4 (1) Standing Orders (July 20)
PDF 207 KB
- Part 4 (1)(a) Amended SO for remote meetings
PDF 195 KB
- Part 4 (2) Access to Information Rules (Aug 20)
PDF 159 KB
- Part 4 (3) Budget & Policy Rules (Aug 20)
PDF 136 KB
- Part 4 (4) Decision review
PDF 149 KB
- Part 4 (5) (July) Financial Regulations
PDF 799 KB
- Part 4 (6) Contract Procedure Rules
PDF 297 KB
- Part 4 (7) Employment Procedure Rules
PDF 128 KB
- Part 5 (1) Members Code of Conduct
PDF 161 KB
- Part 5 (2) Members' Planning Code
PDF 185 KB
- Part 5 (3) Member Officer Protocol
PDF 165 KB
- Part 5 (4) Press and Media Protocol
PDF 210 KB
- Part 5 (4a) Social Media Protocol
PDF 152 KB
- Part 5 (5) Officers' Code of Conduct
PDF 120 KB
- Part 5 (6) MO Protocol
PDF 126 KB
- Part 5 (7) Code of Corporate Governance
PDF 211 KB
- Part 5 (8) Council Interests in Companies
PDF 285 KB
- Part 5 (9) (July) Whistleblowing Policy
PDF 155 KB
- Part 5 (10) (July) Freedom of the Borough Protocol
PDF 137 KB