Agenda item

This is the first report from the Constitution Working Group to keep members informed and to propose changes for agreement by the Committee.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Note the Working Group Terms of Reference (Appendix 1 to the report) subject to the following amendment:

·                     That the composition of the Working Group be amended as follows:

That “Vice Chair of Standards and Constitution” be deleted and “1 Member of Standards and Constitution Committee” be added.

(2)      Agree to the review of both the Health Liaison Panel and Human Resources Panel Terms of Reference during the 22/23 municipal year and subsequent recommendations made to full Council for ratification (Appendix 2 to the report), subject to the following amendments:

·                     That the allocation of Membership by political group for the Human Resources Panel and Health Liaison Panel be deleted, as this will calculated annually in accordance with proportionality requirements.

·                     That the wording “Proposal for any new staff pay deal” be deleted from the Terms of Reference for the Human Resource Panel.

(3)      Agree the make-up of the Crime and Disorder sub-committee and recommend to full Council for ratification.

(4)      Agree the Member Champion profile and recommend to full Council for adoption (Appendix 3 to the report) subject to the following amendment:

·                     That section 2.3 of the Member Champion Role Description be deleted.

(5)      Note the update of the Working Group regarding the Workplan for the 22/23 Municipal year.

The Committee received a report from the Constitution Working Group proposing the number of members for the Crime and Disorder Sub-Committee, changes to Advisory Panel Terms of Reference, and a Member Champion Role Description for agreement.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Amendment to Terms of Reference of Human Resources Panel. Councillor Eber Kington proposed and Councillor Clive Smitheram seconded an amendment to the Terms of reference of the Human Resources Panel as follows:

That the wording “Proposal for any new staff pay deal” be deleted from the Terms of Reference for the Human Resource Panel.

Upon being put to the vote this amendment was agreed by a majority vote in favour.

b)           Composition of Constitution Working Group. Councillor Eber Kington proposed and Councillor Steven McCormick seconded an amendment to the composition of the Constitution Working Group as follows:

That the composition of the Working Group be amended as follows:

That “Vice Chair of Standards and Constitution Committee” be deleted and “1 Member of Standards and Constitution Committee” be added.

Upon being put to the vote this amendment was agreed by a majority vote in favour.

c)            Member Champions. Councillor Alex Coley proposed and Councillor Hannah Dalton seconded an amendment to the composition of the Constitution Working Group as follows:

That section 2.3 of the Member Champion Role Description in Appendix 3 to the report should be deleted to avoid ambiguity.

Upon being put to the vote this amendment was agreed by a majority vote in favour.

d)           Membership of Human Resources Panel and Health Liaison Panel.  The Committee considered that the allocation of Membership by political group for the Human Resources Panel and Health Liaison Panel detailed in Appendix 2 to the report should be deleted, as this will be calculated annually in accordance with proportionality requirements.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Note the Working Group Terms of Reference (Appendix 1 to the report) subject to the following amendment:

·                     That the composition of the Working Group be amended as follows:

That “Vice Chair of Standards and Constitution Committee” be deleted and “1 Member of Standards and Constitution Committee” be added.

(2)      Agree to the review of both the Health Liaison Panel and Human Resources Panel Terms of Reference during the 22/23 municipal year and subsequent recommendations made to full Council for ratification (Appendix 2 to the report), subject to the following amendments:

·                     That the allocation of Membership by political group for the Human Resources Panel and Health Liaison Panel be deleted, as this will be calculated annually in accordance with proportionality requirements.

·                     That the wording “Proposal for any new staff pay deal” be deleted from the Terms of Reference for the Human Resource Panel.

(3)      Agree the make-up of the Crime and Disorder sub-committee and recommend to full Council for ratification.

(4)      Agree the Member Champion profile and recommend to full Council for adoption (Appendix 3 to the report) subject to the following amendment:

·                     That section 2.3 of the Member Champion Role Description be deleted.

(5)      Note the update of the Working Group regarding the Workplan for the 22/23 Municipal year.