Issue - meetings

The Council meeting on 21 February 2017 gave approval to the new Overview and Scrutiny arrangements which will be coming into effect from the start of the 2017/18 Council year.  The Constitution SIG met on 14 March and reviewed the amendments that are required to the Constitution and Procedure Rules to reflect the revised ways or working.  These are set out at Annexe 1 (only extracts from the Constitution where changes are proposed have been included).

In addition to the revised wording, there are also two proposed protocol documents which will form additional annexes:-

i.          Terms of Reference of the Co-ordinating Board (Annexe 1A)

ii.         Protocol for Informal Working Groups (Annexe 1B)

Once the amendments to the Constitution have been adopted, the various documents will be formatted and published in accordance with the Council’s brand guidelines.

Recommendation

It is recommended to the Council that the amendments to the Constitution, as attached as Annexe 1, be approved, to include the addition of the Terms of Reference of the O and S Co-ordinating Board and the Protocol for Informal Working Groups.

[NB Cllr Jerry Hyman attended the meeting and spoke on this item].

165.1  The Council meeting on 21 February 2017 gave approval to the new Overview and Scrutiny arrangements which would be coming into effect from the start of the 2017/18 Council year. The Constitution SIG met on 14 March and reviewed the amendments required to the Constitution and Procedure Rules to reflect the revised ways of working. These are set out at Annexe 1 (only extracts from the Constitution where changes are proposed have been included). In addition to the revised wording, there are also two proposed protocol documents which will form additional annexes:-

i. Terms of Reference of the Co-ordinating Board (Annexe 1A)

ii. Protocol for Informal Working Groups (Annexe 1B)

165.2  Once the amendments to the Constitution have been adopted, the various documents will be formatted and published in accordance with the Council’s brand guidelines.

165.3  The Executive now

            RECOMMENDS that

131.    the amendments to the Constitution be approved, to         include the addition of the Terms of Reference of the    Overview and Scrutiny Co-ordinating Board and the      Protocol for Informal Working Groups.

[Reason: To review the amendments that are required to the Constitution and Procedure Rules to reflect the revised ways of working for Overview and Scrutiny Committees.]