Agenda item

(See pages 1-14 of supplemental agenda no. 2)

In accordance with council assembly procedure rule 2.11(1), Councillor Dan Garfield moved the report.  Following debate (Councillor David Hubber), the recommendations contained in the report were put to the vote and declared to be carried.  

RESOLVED:

That council assembly adopted the constitutional changes set out in the report as recommended by the constitutional steering panel:

Council assembly – Programme motion and themed debate

1.  That the changes identified in paragraphs 10 – 23 of the report on the introduction of a programme motion at council assembly and a change to the themed debate be agreed. 

Leader’s question time

2.  That the introduction of a council meeting for the consideration of questions from the public to the leader, see paragraphs 24 – 26 of the report, be agreed

3.  That the constitutional steering panel be requested to consider the detailed proposals for the leader’s question time at a future meeting of the panel.

Membership of the pensions advisory panel

4.  That the proposals outlined in paragraph 27 of the report to change the membership of the pensions advisory panel to two Labour and one Liberal Democrat place be agreed.

Overview and scrutiny committee – Changes to the call-in threshold and reserves procedure rules

5.  That the proposals outlined in paragraphs 28 – 29 of the report to change existing procedure rules relating to the call-in threshold and the number of reserves each political group is entitled to on sub-committees be agreed.

Cabinet member portfolios – Article 6 and member allowances scheme

6.  That council assembly agreed the consequential changes to the constitution clarifying the position should two councillors be appointed to fill one cabinet portfolio position in a ‘job share’, i.e. sharing a single portfolio.  The changes agreed are to Article 6 and clauses 5 and 6 of the member allowances scheme, as outlined in paragraphs 30 – 34 of the report.

Consequential changes

7.  That the proper constitutional officer make any necessary consequential changes to the constitution as a result of the above.