Agenda item

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer & Community Services)

The report sets out the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party in relation to changes required to the Constitution in relation to:

·         Review of delegation of powers for the write-off of Accounts Receivable

·         Review of the Health & Wellbeing Board governance arrangements

·         Inclusion of the Property Transaction process in the Scheme of Delegation

·         Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013

·         Street Trading Consents

·         Strategic Procurement Unit for Stockport, Trafford and Rochdale (STaR)

·         Council Meeting Procedure Rules - Questions by Councillors

·         Changes to the Public Question Time Procedure

·         Reporting and Recording of Meetings of the Council

·         Localism Act: Community Right to Bid

·         New Article to the Constitution for the Solutions SK Contributors Committee, Stockport Homes Member Committee and the Funding Committee

The comments of the Constitution Working Party and the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee are included in the report.

The Executive is invited to comment on the proposed changes and recommend to the Council Meeting that it adopt them.

Officer contact: Craig Ainsworth,  0161474 3204, craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk  

The Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer & Community Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider proposed changes to the Constitution in light of legislative changes and changes to the operation of the Council.

The recommendation of the Health & Wellbeing Board in relation to its governance arrangements (appendix 2 of the report) was also submitted (copies of which had been circulated).

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Reform & Finance) reported that this would be the last meeting of the Executive attended by the Council Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, Mr Barry Khan, who would be leaving the Council to take up a position with North Yorkshire County Council. On behalf of the Executive, the Leader of the Council thanked Mr Khan for his hard work and wished him well in his future role.

RESOLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to:

·         consider the comments/ recommendations made by the Constitution Working Party, the Health & Wellbeing Board,  Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee and the Executive in relation to the proposed changes to the Constitution;

·         adopt the proposed amendments as detailed in the report and appendices (with the exception of those relating to the Council Meeting Procedure Rules), subject to the revisions to Article 9 ‘Health & Wellbeing Board’ (appendix 2 of the report) as recommended by the Health & Wellbeing Board;

·         request that the Monitoring Officer review Council Meeting Procedure Rule 26 to ensure it reflects any changes agreed as part of the recommendation above; and,

·         agree that any changes to the Council Meeting Procedure Rules should stand adjourned without discussion to the next ordinary Council Meeting, in accordance with Council Meeting Procedure Rule 24.2.