Review of the Council’s Constitution

October 13, 2025 Council (Other) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to formally approve changes to the Constitution regarding increased task & finish groups, extended public question time for Overview & Scrutiny, clarified rules for Extraordinary Council meetings, a longer notice period for member written questions, and to establish a cross-party working group for future constitutional changes, while authorizing the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer to implement these changes and republish the Constitution.

Full council record
Content

1)   
That Council formally approved the changes to the Constitution
relating to increased task & finish groups and time for public
questions for Overview & Scrutiny as set out in the report and
in Appendix 1, with immediate effect.
 

2)   
That Council formally approved changes to the Council Procedure
Rules relating to Extraordinary Council meetings and the notice
period for member written questions as set out in the report and
Appendix 2, with immediate effect.
 

3)   
That Council authorised the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer
to take all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of
the above changes, and that the Monitoring Officer be authorised to
amend such parts of the Council’s constitutional documents as
they consider necessary or incidental to incorporate the changes,
and to republish the Constitution.

Supporting Documents

Review of the Councils Constitution.pdf
Review of the Councils Constitution APX. n 1.pdf
Review of the Councils Constitution APX. n 2.pdf
Review of the Councils Constitution - GG Amendment.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date13 Oct 2025