Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services)

This report details the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party, which were endorsed by the Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee, in relation to various changes to the Constitution which have been identified following changes to legislation, regulations and statutory guidance, and Council decisions which impact on the Constitution. Some changes are put forward to clarify matters that have

caused confusion; others arise from textual errors and omissions that have been identified. Various miscellaneous typographical corrections have been made and titles changed, and sections renumbered, as appropriate. A schedule has been prepared identifying these changes (Appendix A).

In addition, the opportunity has been taken to revise the Contract Procedure Rules which have not been reviewed since 2005/06. A copy of the proposed amendments to the Contract Procedure Rules are set out in Appendix B.

The Executive is invited to recommend:-

·         That the proposed amendments to the Constitution, including those of the

·         Constitution Working Party be endorsed and recommended to the Council Meeting for adoption.

·         That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any future minor typographical corrections, title changes and renumbering of sections in the Constitution, subject to any such changes being reported on a regular basis to members of the Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee and Executive Councillors.

·         That the proposed amendments to the Contract Procedure Rules, including those of the Constitution Working Party, be endorsed and recommended to the Council Meeting for adoption.

Officer contact: Craig Ainsworth, 0161 474 3204, craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider proposed amendments to the Council’s Constitution, including revisions to the Contract Procedure Rules.

Executive councillors discussed tensions between a desire to favour local firms in tendering processes and the potential savings achieved through joint commissioning with other local authorities or public sector bodies.

RESOLVED – That

·         the proposed amendments to the Constitution as detailed in the schedule attached to the report, and  those recommended by the Constitution Working Party, be endorsed and recommended to the Council Meeting for adoption;

·         the Council Meeting be recommended to authorise the Monitoring Officer to make any future minor typographical corrections, title changes and renumbering of sections of the Constitution, subject to any such changes being reported on a regular basis to members of the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee and executive councillors;

·         the proposed amendments to the Contract Procedure Rules, including those recommended by the Constitution Working Party, be endorsed and recommended to the Council Meeting for adoption.

To consider a report of the Monitoring Officer

To consider amendments to the Council’s Constitution.

RECOMMENDATION

(1)  That the proposed amendments to the Constitution be endorsed and recommended to the Council Meeting for adoption.

(2)  That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any future minor typographical corrections, title changes and renumbering of sections in the Constitution.

Officer contact: Craig Ainsworth on 0161 474 3204 or e mail: craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) in connection with proposed amendments to the Constitution.

Members were advised that work had been undertaken to highlight changes to legislation, regulations and statutory guidance, and Council decisions which impact on the Constitution. Some changes were put forward to clarify matters that had caused confusion; others had had arisen from textual errors and omissions that had been identified. Various miscellaneous typographical corrections had been made and titles changed, and sections renumbered, as appropriate.

RESOLVED – (1) That the proposed amendments to the Constitution be endorsed and recommended to the Council Meeting for adoption, subject to:-

·         paragraph 4 of the Council Meeting Procedure Rules ‘Appointment of Substitute Members of Committees’ being transferred to a more appropriate part of the Constitution.

·         a link being provided in the Constitution to the Council’s Management Structure

·         clarification being sought with regard to whether any of the responsibilities of the Director of Public Health lay with Public Health for England.

(2) That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any future minor typographical corrections, title changes and renumbering of sections in the Constitution, subject to any such changes being reported on a regular basis to members of the Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee and Executive Councillors.