Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Corporate Manager Democratic and Civic Support.

The Corporate Manager Democratic and Civic Support presented the report setting out proposals to amend the Scheme of Delegation to Officers to match operational arrangements, taking particular account of the recent restructure of senior management; to revise the deadline times to those Standing Orders which include requests to speak at Committees, Notices of Motions and Questions to Council; and to update the Contract Regulations.

RECOMMENDED that Council approve the:-

(1)        changes to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers as set out in Appendix 1 to  the report presented to the Committee;

(2)        amendments to Standing Order No. 6, 8, 19 and 19A as set out in Appendix 2 to the report;

(3)        amendment to Scrutiny Procedure Rules  - Questions to Portfolio Holders as set out in Appendix 3 to the report; and 

(4)        update to the Contract Regulations(C4.4.1)  as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.