Agenda item
Proposed Amendments to the Council's Constitution
- Meeting of Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee, Tuesday, 3rd March, 2020 6.00 pm (Item 10.)
- View the background to item 10.
To consider a report of the Monitoring Officer.
The report provides the Monitoring Officer’s proposals and recommendations for various amendments to the Constitution as detailed below. The proposed amendments have been endorsed by the Constitution Working Parking at its meetings on 14 October 2019, 6 November 2019 and 20 February 2020:-
· The Guide to the Constitution (Appendix A)
· Part 1 to the Constitution – Summary and Explanation (Appendix B)
· Part 2 – Articles of the Constitution (Appendix C)
· Part 5 – Procedure Rules
· CP1 - Code of Conduct for Councillors and Co-opted Members (Appendix D)
· CP 2 - Officers Code of Conduct (Appendix E)
· CP4 – Confidential Reporting Policy (Appendix F)
· CP5 – Procedure for Question Time at Cabinet and Committee Meetings
The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on the report and recommend that the Council Meeting gives approval to the proposed amendments to the Constitution.
Officer contact: Vicki Bates on 0161 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk
Minutes:
The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing proposals and recommendations for various amendments to the Constitution, previously agreed by the Constitution Working Party on 14 October 2019, 6 November 2019 and 20 February 2020.
The Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning and Governance (Councillor Tom McGee) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.
Members welcomed the report and the detailed discussions that resulted in the proposals and recommendations.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
Supporting documents:
- Proposed Amendments to the Council's Constitution Main Report, item 10. PDF 191 KB
- Appendix A - GUIDE TO THE CONSTITUTION, item 10. PDF 324 KB
- Appendix B - Part1 Summary & Explanation, item 10. PDF 131 KB
- Appendix C - Part 2 Article 10, item 10. PDF 119 KB
- Appendix C - Part 2 Articles Article 4 The Council Meeting, item 10. PDF 131 KB
- Appendix C - Part 2 Articles Article 6 Scrutiny Committees, item 10. PDF 148 KB
- Appendix C - Part 2 Articles Article 7 The Executive, item 10. PDF 74 KB
- Appendix C - Part 2 Articles Article 15 Decision making, item 10. PDF 88 KB
- Appendix C - Part 2 Articles Article 16 Finance Contracts and Legal Matters, item 10. PDF 68 KB
- Appendix C - Part 2 Articles Article 17 Review and Revision of the Constitution, item 10. PDF 71 KB
- Appendix C - Part 2 Articles Article 18 Suspension Interpretation and publication of the Constitution, item 10. PDF 72 KB
- Appendix C - Part2 Articles Article 8 Ordinary Committees, item 10. PDF 107 KB
- Appendix D - Part5 Codes and Protocols CP1 Code of Conduct, item 10. PDF 188 KB
- Appendix E - Part 5 Codes and Protocols CP2, item 10. PDF 222 KB
- Appendix F - Part 5 Codes and Protocols CP4, item 10. PDF 238 KB