Decision details

The Council resolved that:

(i)      the Scheme of Delegations be amended as set out in paragraph 2.3 of this report;

(ii)     the section on Local Choice, as set out in Appendix 1 of this report, be added to Section 3 of the Constitution;

(iii)     the Constitution be updated to confirm that Councillors may not sit on the Licensing Committee, Licensing Sub-Committee A, Licensing Sub-Committee B or the Taxi Licensing Sub-Committee unless they have attended at least the annual mandatory licensing training prescribed by the Council;

(iv)    the paragraphs set out in the Planning Code of Practice for Councillors and Officers be repeated as paragraph 28.6 in Part 4, Section 1 (Standing Orders);

(v)     Para 6.67 (e) in the Scheme of Delegation of the Constitution be amended for clarification to read “any undetermined application can be requested by a Councillor for an application in their ward for determination by the Planning Committee provided a planning reason is supplied in writing to the Development Manager.”;

(vi)    authority be delegated tothe Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Leader of the Council to make any necessary minor amendments to the Constitution arising from the decision to appoint two Deputy Leaders; and

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