Decision details
Constitutional Changes
PDF 64 KBDecision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Changes to the Constitution relating to the
agreed changes to the delegation arrangements following the recent
Scrutiny Review of Planning, together with minor proposed
amendments to the schedule of delegation arrangements in order to
respond to changes in service titles and to legislative changes.
The report also considered the statutory requirement for all
maintained schools to reconstitute by 1 September 2015 whereby
there would be only one Local Authority Governor for each
maintained school and Local Authority Governors would be offered as
nominees on the basis of their skills and experience, rather than
appointments being made on the basis of political
affiliation.
Decision:
The Executive considered the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party and the Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee on changes required to the Constitution related to the delegation arrangements for planning matters, the appointment process for Local Authority Governors and other incidental changes and recommended that:-
(1) the Council Meeting consider the comments/recommendations made by the Constitution Working Party, the Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee and the Executive, and adopt the proposed amendments to the Constitution as detailed in the report and its appendices;
(2) the Leader of the Council amend item 12 of the Individual Member Functions in Appendix 3 to Part 3 of the Constitution to read: “The Executive Councillor with responsibility for school management/governance is authorised to make nominations of Local Authority representatives to School Governing Bodies and when permitted by law to appoint such nominees after consultation with the Governor Representative Group”.
Alternative options considered:
None
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: N/A
Decision Reference: ED1722
Declarations or conflicts of Interest: None
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Constitution WP, Scrutiny, Executive
Contact: Craig Ainsworth, Corporate and Support Services Email: craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161474 3204.
Report author: Craig Ainsworth
Publication date: 18/03/2015
Date of decision: 17/03/2015
Decided at meeting: 17/03/2015 - Executive
Effective from: 25/03/2015
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