Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Monitoring Officer.

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) (Councillor Martin Candler) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing proposed changed to the Council’s Constitution in relation to:-

·         the Schedule of Delegation Arrangements for Development and Related Matters;

·         change in the appointment process for Local Authority school governors; and

·         incidental changes.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the proposed amendments to the Constitution making changes to the Schedule of Delegation Arrangements for Development and Related Matters; the appointment process for Local Authority school governors and various incidental changes outlined in paragraphs 2-5 of the report.

This report sets out the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party and Scrutiny Committee in relation to changes required to the Constitution in relation to:

·         Proposed changes to the Schedule of Delegation Arrangements for Development and Related Matters

·         Change in the appointment process for Local Authority school governors.

The Executive is recommended that the Council Meeting endorse the proposed changes to the Constitution.

Officer contact: Craig Ainsworth, 0161 474 3201, craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) (Chair of Constitution Working Party) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider 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.

RESOLVED – (1) That the Council Meeting be recommended to 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) That the Leader of the Council be recommended to 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”.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The report sets out proposed changes to the Council Constitution together with the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to endorse the changes agreed as part of the Scrutiny Review of Planning together with the additional minor changes which have been outlined.

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

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out proposed changes to the Council Constitution in relation to the following, together with the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party:

·         Proposed changes to the Schedule of Delegation Arrangements for Development and Related Matters

·         Change in the appointment process for Local Authority school governors

·         Incidental changes

The Democratic Services Manager reported that Monitoring Officer had further recommended that the Leader of the Council approves an amendment to 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 on behalf of the Council to School Governing Bodies and when permitted by law to appoint such nominees after consultation with the Governor Representative Group”

The effect of these changes would be to enable the Executive Councillor (Lifelong Learning and Achievement) to appoint local authority school governors as necessary until the new regime comes into force on 1 September 2015. The Executive Councillor would be able to take into account any new protocol suggested by the Governor Representative Group during the interim period and enable flexibility during a period of change.

RESOLVED – (1) That the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party be endorsed for consideration by the Council Meeting on 2 April 2015.

(2)  That the Leader of the Council be recommended to approve an amendment to 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 on behalf of the Council to School Governing Bodies and when permitted by law to appoint such nominees after consultation with the Governor Representative Group”