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(i)            
to approve Appendix C, Committee Terms of Reference,
with effect from 21 April 2025;
(ii)          
to approve Appendix D, Powers Delegated to Officers,
with effect from 17 April 2025, and delegate authority to the Chief
Officer - Governance to make any further changes to Appendix 1 of
that document which are necessary to reflect such
approval;
(iii)         
to approve Appendix E, Standing Orders for Council,
Committee and Sub-Committee Meetings, with effect from 21 April
2025, subject to the following amendment:-
29.4
   Motions and amendments submitted
in accordance with Standing Order 29.1 will be circulated to all
Members (of Council, the Committee or Sub-Committee) by 4pm on the
working day prior to the relevant meeting, providing they have been
finalised and determined by the Convener to be
competent. However, if such motions
and amendments are not finalised and determined by the Convener to
be competent by the said 4pm deadline, they will not be circulated
unless with the consent of the Convener.
and
to instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to make any other
amendments to the Scheme of Governance 
which may, in that Chief Officer’s opinion, be necessary to
reflect the above amendment; and
to
instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to report back to the July
Council meeting with further proposed revisions concerning meeting
structure and motions and amendments for requisitioned meetings,
utilising further input from the Governance Reference Group, as
described in paragraph 4.3.4;
(iv)         
to approve Appendix F, Financial Regulations, with
effect from 21 April 2025;
(v)          
to approve Appendix G, Procurement Regulations, with
effect from 21 April 2025;
(vi)         
to approve Appendix H, Member - Officer Relations
Protocol, with effect from 21 April 2025;
(vii)       
to approve Appendix I, General Fund Budget Protocol
and Appendix J, Housing Revenue Account Budget Protocol, with
effect from 21 April 2025 and instruct the Chief Officer -
Governance to schedule an additional meeting of Council to consider
the Housing Revenue Account in December of each year;
(viii)      
to note Appendix K, the Councillors’ Accessing
Information Procedure Note, and instruct the Interim Chief Officer
- Governance to issue and implement the proposed mechanism for
elected members to request information from officers, effective
from 21 April 2025;
(ix)         
to note that no changes are required to the Local
Code of Corporate Governance at this time;
(x)          
to note the minutes of the Governance Reference
Group of 18 October and 22 November 2024, and 22 January, 19
February and 12 March 2025, as contained at Appendix A;
(xi)         
to note the cross-party/independent working groups
which are in place, including the addition of a Future Libraries
Group, as outlined in paragraph 4.1.4; and
(xii)       
to instruct the Chief Officer - Governance and Chief
Officer - People and Citizen Services to put in place a programme
of officer and elected member training and development on scrutiny,
as outlined in paragraph 4.17.