Decision details

The Executive considered the outcome of a review of the Constitution and other governance matters, including the views of the Constitution Working Party and Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee, and recommended that the Constitution be revised to give effect to the following:-

(i)     that the Leader of the Council should make arrangements for Traffic Regulation Orders required for the purpose of amending fees to be approved by the Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing).

(ii)    that the Code of Conduct for Councillors and Officers dealing with Planning and Development Matters attached to this report at Appendix C should be adopted by the Council Meeting.

(iii)  that the Constitution should be revised to give effect to the description of arrangements for property transactions set out in section 6 of the report.

(iv)  that, in the light of the Companion Guide to the Constitution attached at Appendix B, the following reports considered by the Corporate Resource and Management Scrutiny Committee are recommended for approval by the Council Meeting or the Leader of the Council as appropriate:

·         Review of Stockport Council’s Scrutiny Arrangements

·         Individual Member functions

·         Review of Council Champions

·         Review of appointments to outside bodies

·         General review of the Constitution

·         Code of Conduct dealing with Planning and Development Matters

·         Financial Procedure Rules

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