Issue - meetings

To submit the report of the Head of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer.

It was resolved to recommend to the full Council that –

·        It amends the Constitution to enable the Chief Executive to make structural changes to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers without going through the Executive and full Council.

·        It authorises the Monitoring Officer to implement the change by adding a new paragraph to the Scheme of Delegation in line with Appendix 1, and thereafter to implement any relevant decisions of the Chief Executive.

The report of the Head of Council Business/Monitoring Officer seeking the Executive’s support to amend the Constitution to enable the Chief Executive to make structural changes to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers without going through the Executive and full Council was presented.

The Head of Council Business reported that the request for the amendment was made by the former Deputy Chief Executive to allow greater flexibility to the Chief Executive and to facilitate decision making. The exercise of the extended powers which the amendments propose is subject to certain limitations and safeguards in terms of what it allows along with the requirement to consult with the Portfolio Member and relevant officers and to comply with the budget and policy framework as described in the report.

It was resolved to recommend to full Council that –

•  It amends the Constitution to enable the Chief Executive to make structural changes to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers without going through the Executive and full Council.

•  It authorises the Monitoring Officer to implement the change by adding a new paragraph to the Scheme of Delegation in line with Appendix 1, and thereafter to implement any relevant decisions of the Chief Executive.