It was unanimously RESOLVED:-
· To remove the following from the Constitution:-
· Concerns and Complaints Policy
· Contract Procedure Rules and
· Delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer to make any consequential amendments arising from these decisions
· That the Concerns and Complaints Policy, and the Contract Procedure Rules (together with all supporting documents relevant to each) shall be readily available on the Council’s website.
· Any future amendments to the Concerns and Complaints Policy and the Contract Procedure Rules shall no longer be matters reserved to full Council and shall, instead, be approved by:-
· the Executive; or by
· the Monitoring Officer*, under existing delegation, where those changes do not provide for any local choice, or where the changes are minor.
*Any changes to the Contract Procedure Rules shall always be subject to consultation with the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.