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Constitutional Review – Financial Procedure Rules

To consider a report of the Monitoring Officer

The report sets out the proposed updates to the Financial Procedure Rules as a result of a review undertaken during autumn 2016.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to recommend that the revisions be recommended for adoption by the Council Meeting as part of the Council’s Constitution.

Officer Contact: Celia Tierney on 0161 474 3230 or email: celia.tierney@stockport.gov.uk

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out proposed updates to the Financial Procedure Rules as a result of the review undertaken during autumn 2016.

It was reported that the Constitution Working Party at its meeting held on 8 February 2017 had recommended that the proposed changes to the Financial Procedure Rules be adopted by the Council Meeting as part of the Council’s Constitution.

The Executive Councillor for Reform & Governance (Councillor David Sedgwick) attended the meeting to answer members’ questions.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:

· The Scrutiny welcomed the approach being adopted in relation to Purchasing Orders.

RESOLVED – (1) That the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party be supported.

(2) That details of the exemptions in relation to the requirement to obtain a purchase order be circulated to members of this Scrutiny Committee.

Meeting: 08/02/2017 - Constitution Working Party (Item 12)

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