Issue - meetings

To seek approval from the Council to change the Constitution relating to the Audit Scrutiny, Procedures and Standards Committees to rename the Audit Scrutiny Committee to the Audit Committee and the formation of a Governance Committee.

It was proposed by Councillor Keeling and seconded by Councillor Palethorpe and

RESOLVED

That the Council agrees to:

1)    Change the Council’s Constitution to rename the Audit Scrutiny Committee to the Audit Committee.

2)    Approve the Audit Committee’s Terms of Reference as detailed in Appendix 1.

3)    Change the Council’s Constitution to combine the Procedures and Standards Committees into the Governance Committee.

4)    Approve the Governance Committee’s Terms of Reference as detailed in Appendix 2.

5)    To appoint the Chairs, Vice Chairs and Members of the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee in the subsequent agenda item (Committee Seat Allocation).

The Council considered the report to change the Council’s Constitution to rename the Audit Scrutiny Committee to the Audit Committee and merge the Standards and Procedures Committees to form the Governance Committee.

Councillors MacGregor and J Taylor spoke to this item about the role of the Procedures Committee and Constitution Review Working Group. Officers responded to these points verbally.

It was proposed by the Leader and seconded by the Deputy Leader and

RESOLVED

That the Council agrees to:

1)    Change the Council’s Constitution to rename the Audit Scrutiny Committee to the Audit Committee.

2)    Approve the Audit Committee’s Terms of Reference as detailed in Appendix 1.

3)    Change the Council’s Constitution to combine the Procedures and Standards Committees into the Governance Committee.

4)    Approve the Governance Committee’s Terms of Reference as detailed in Appendix 2.

5)    To appoint the Chairs, Vice Chairs and Members of the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee in the subsequent agenda item (Committee Seat Allocation).

The motion was declared as CARRIED.