Decision - Review of the Council's Constitution

Brighton and Hove Policy & Resources Committee Decided 1 Dec 2022 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Policy & Resources Committee

Report author

Victoria Simpson

Published

1 Dec 2022

Reference

6797

As published

the council's own words, unedited

RESOLVED : That the Committee – (i) Recommends to full Council the proposals set out at paragraphs 3.1-3.9 (Council Procedure Rules), 3.14 (Sub-Committee reporting) and 3.20-3.23 (Contract Standing Orders and the Petitions Scheme); (ii) Noted the proposals set out at paragraph 3.10-3.12 (Minutes of meetings), 3.24 (the light touch annual survey on the Constitution) and 3.25 -3.27 of the report (the co-option of an additional Independent Person to Audit and Standards Committee); (iii) Agreed the proposals to make minor changes to the Scheme of Officer Delegations set out at paragraph 3.15 (Safer Communities) and 3.16 (authorised and unauthorised encampments); (iv) Agreed the proposals to make changes to the Downland Advisory Panel Terms of Reference set out at paragraphs 3.17 -3.19 and Appendix 2; (v) Agreed the appointment of Councillor Robert Nemeth as a member of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service as set out at paragraph 3.28.

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The report proposed changes to Brighton & Hove City Council’s Constitution to clarify meeting procedures, streamline contract execution, update delegations, revise the Downland Advisory Panel arrangements and amend the Petitions Scheme. Policy & Resources Committee agreed or recommended the proposals, with Full Council approval required for specified constitutional changes.

Outcome

approved

Recommendation

Approve the proposed constitutional changes, authorise the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer to implement and publish the amended documents, bring the changes into force immediately, update the Downland Advisory Panel terms of reference, and appoint Councillor Robert Nemeth as a member of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

Financial impact

No material financial implications; any costs are expected to be contained within existing resources.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Policy & Resources Committee and Full Council

Date in document

15 Dec 2022

Stakeholders named

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Brighton & Hove City CouncilPolicy & Resources CommitteeFull CouncilDownland Advisory PanelAsset Management Boardfarm tenants and independent agricultural expertscommunity and voluntary groupsorganisational stakeholdersresidents and other public stakeholders

Next steps

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The Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer will take the steps necessary to implement the approved changes.
The Monitoring Officer will amend and republish the Council’s constitutional documents.
The constitutional changes will come into force immediately following approval by the relevant decision-making body.
A detailed report on the recruitment and appointment of Independent Persons will be brought to Full Council in February 2023.
The Downland Advisory Panel’s work will continue to be reported annually to Policy & Resources Committee via the Asset Management Board.

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