Issue - meetings

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

(i)      clauses on ‘Sale of Land’ and ‘Land Management’ in the Scheme of Delegations (Appendix 1 to the report) under Section 3 of Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution be amended as set out within the report;

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

Claire Storey introduced the recommendations of the Committee in respect of the threshold for asset disposal set out in the Constitution.  The recommendations were agreed nem con.

RESOLVED

That (i)    clauses on ‘Sale of Land’ and ‘Land Management’ in the Scheme of Delegations (Appendix 1 to the report) under Section 3 of Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution be amended as set out within the report;

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

Reporting Person - Gareth John

The Committee received the final report which proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution regarding the delegated authorities of the Strategic Director – Corporate Resources and Strategic Director – Communities, including imposing a limit of £1m beyond which approval would be required by the Executive.  The Committee raised the issue of indexation to take account of inflation and it was stated that the limit would be kept under review and the vast majority of asset activity going forward would be disposals and not acquisitions.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

That  (i)      the clauses on ‘Sale of Land’ and ‘Land Management’ in the Scheme of Delegations (Appendix 1 to the report) under Section 3 of Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution be amended as set out within the report;

          (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.