Decision

The following recommendations of the former Standards and Audit Committee were agreed:

(i)      the clauses on ‘Members Surgeries’ and ‘Co-optees Allowance’ (Appendix 1 to the report) be removed from the Council’s Constitution under Section 4 of Part 5;

(ii)     the authority delegated to the Monitoring Officer to make minor amendments to the Constitution be noted, including amendments to references within the document and section numbering; and

(iii)    the Monitoring Officer be instructed to make the agreed changes to the Constitution.