20.     Monitoring Officer to report. The Council will consider a motion, moved by the Leader of the Council.

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report making recommendations for the Municipal Year 2019/20 to:

(1)           appoint the Committees of the Council: the allocation of seats between Groups has to be calculated in accordance with Sections 15-17 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and details have been circulated to Group Leaders before the meeting;

(2)     appoint a local Standards Committee for the authority;

(3)     agree the powers and duties of committees, sub-committees, partnerships and consultative Working Parties (Appendices A, B and C);

(4)     agree changes to the Constitution

·                Part 4 – Officer Employment Procedure Rules (Appendix D)

·                Part 5 – Planning Code of Conduct (Appendix E)

(5)     agree the general dispensation granted to all Members as set out in para. 2.17 below.

(6)     amend the Council’s scheme of Councillors’ Allowances, and confirm those Councillors who meet the definition of Members having significant responsibilities in relation to the discharge of the Council’s functions in terms of entitlement to Special Responsibility Allowance at Tier 3 for the remainder of the financial year 2019/20;

(7)     re-establish the Remuneration Panel for the Municipal Year 2019/20.

The Constitution for the authority will be amended in the light of these changes and published on the Council’s website.

The powers and duties of the Committees and Sub-Committees were included in Appendices A and B. The terms of reference of Partnership and advisory and consultative bodies, and Member:Officer working groups, were included in Appendix C.

A.          Constitution

2.1         That the Constitution for the authority be amended to include the action set out below.

B.          General Reservation of Powers to the Council

2.2         That the following matters be reserved to the Council, in line with Article 4 of the Constitution, and any decisions of Committees in relation to them shall be submitted to the Council as recommendations:

(a)     changing the Constitution;

(b)     approving the authority’s budget, and any application to the Secretary of State in respect of any Housing Land Transfer;

(c)     Approving the authority’s budget strategy, including plans or strategies for:

o   The control of borrowing and investments

o   Capital expenditure

o   Determining the authority’s minimum revenue provision and agreeing the Council’s capital strategy and asset management plan;

The budget framework is as set out in Part 4 of the Constitution (subject to review);

(d)     agreeing and/or amending the terms of reference for committees appointed by the Council, deciding on their composition and making appointments to them;

(e)     making a Members’ allowances scheme under Article 2.5 of the Constitution;

(f)      changing the name of the area, conferring the title of freedom or freeman of the Borough;

(g)     (i)   confirming the appointment of the Head of Paid Service;

(ii)  confirming the dismissal of the Head of Paid Service, Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer;

(h)     appointing the external auditors and agreeing the arrangements for their appointment;

(i)      making, amending, revoking, re-enacting or adopting bylaws and promoting or opposing the making of local legislation or personal Bills;

(j)      requesting a change to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9