Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources.

(NOTE: The proposed amendments were originally submitted to the Council Meeting on 14 July 2022 but in accordance with Council Meeting Procedure Rule 24.2 stood adjourned to the next ordinary meeting after being moved and seconded).

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources (Councillor Malcolm Allan) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing an amendment proposed to the Council Meeting Procedure Rules (PR1 in the

Constitution), namely the removal of the reference to Informal Council.

The proposed amendment was submitted to the Council Meeting on 14 July 2022 but in accordance with Council Meeting Procedure Rule 24.2 stood adjourned to the next ordinary meeting after being moved and seconded.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the amendment to the Council Meeting Procedure Rules as detailed in Section 2 of the report.

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources.

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources (Councillor Malcolm Allan) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing a composite of all the recommendations for amendments to the Constitution following their consideration at the Constitution Working Party during 2021/22 and thereafter CRMG Scrutiny on 14 June 2022.

RESOLVED – (1) That approved be given to the proposed amendments to the Constitution relating to the officer scheme of delegation; contract procedure rules; financial procedure rules; mayoralty; and the scrutiny procedure rules.

(2) That those amendments relating to the Council Meeting Procedure Rules stand adjourned until the 6 October 2022meeting of the Council in accordance with Council Meeting Procedure Rule 24.2.

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources.

The report provides a composite of all the recommendations for amendments to the Constitution following their consideration at the Constitution Working Party during 2021/22 and thereafter CRMG Scrutiny on 14 June 2022.

The Cabinet is requested to recommend that the Council Meeting approves and adopts the proposed amendments to the Constitution.

Officer contact Vicki Bates on 0161 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk.

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources (Councillor Malcolm Allan) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing a composite of all the recommendations for amendments to the Constitution following their consideration at the Constitution Working Party during 2021/22 and thereafter CRMG Scrutiny on 14 June 2022.

RESOLVED - That the Council Meeting be recommended to approve and adopts the proposed amendments to the Constitution relating to the officer scheme of delegation; contract procedure rules; financial procedure rules; mayoralty; scrutiny procedure rules and the council meeting procedure rules.

To consider a report of the Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance) Monitoring Officer.

The report provides a composite of all the recommendations made by the Constitution Working Party for amendments to the Constitution arising out of the reports that went to each meeting.

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to recommend the proposed amendments to the Constitution as set out at paragraph 3 above to the Council Meeting for approval and implementation by the Monitoring Officer.

Officer contact: Vicki Bates, 0161 474 3219, vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk

The Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance) Monitoring Officer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing a composite of all the recommendations made by the Constitution Working Party for amendments to the Constitution arising out of the reports that went to each meeting.

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

It was commented that the report had also been considered by  Corporate Governance, the Constitutional Working Party and the STAR Board.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.