Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director – Customer Services

The Council considered a report containing proposed changes to the Council Constitution as part of the annual review of the document.

 

The Head of Governance and Law advised the Council of some amendments to the recommendations as contained within the report.

 

Motion

 

The Council –

 

1.    To note for the purposes of standing order 1.3.2,13.1 and 14.1 that the requirements for written notification shall also be satisfied by an email of the motion or notice being submitted by individual members via their  Council email account.

 

2.    To amend the Scheme of Delegation to delete the second sentence of paragraph 1.3.2[2] and to invite the Council to appoint a Chair and Vice Chair of the Strategic Committees for Community Services and Environment Development and Infrastructure.

 

3.    To delete the delegation  contained at paragraph 2.5.3[b] as from the date of adoption of the new statutory guidance on area capacity evaluations and to note that such applications shall be included within those matters delegated to the Executive Director Development and Infrastructure Services and to be subject to the same provisions as for other local applications.

 

4.    To note the proposed update to the Terms of Reference of the Community Services Committee at section 2.3 to clarify the full remit of the service.

 

5.    To note that there will be a need to update the Constitution further when the IJB becomes operational to create a series of delegations for the Chief Officer in respect of functions currently delegated to the Executive Director of Community Services.

 

6.    To delete the words “safe guarders and” from delegation 4 within the detail for the Executive Director of Customer Services as the appointment of safe guarders is now dealt with by a national agency.

 

7.    To appoint Councillor Robin Currie as Chair of the Community Services Committee and Councillor Mary Jean Devon as Vice-Chair.

 

8.    To appoint Councillor Ellen Morton as Chair of the Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee and Councillor Robert G MacIntyre as Vice-Chair.

 

Moved Councillor Dick Walsh, seconded Councillor Gary Mulvaney.

 

Amendment

 

1.    To note for the purposes of standing order 1.3.2,13.1 and 14.1 that the requirements for written notification shall also be satisfied by an email of the motion or notice being submitted by individual members via their  Council email account.

 

2.    To amend the Scheme of Delegation to delete the second sentence of paragraph 1.3.2[2] and to invite the Council to appoint a Chair and Vice Chair of the Strategic Committees for Community Services and Environment Development and Infrastructure.

 

3.    To delete the delegation  contained at paragraph 2.5.3[b] as from the date of adoption of the new statutory guidance on area capacity evaluations and to note that such applications shall be included within those matters delegated to the Executive Director Development and Infrastructure Services and to be subject to the same provisions as for other local applications.

 

4.    To note the proposed update to the Terms of Reference of the Community Services Committee at section 2.3 to clarify the full remit of the service.

 

5.    To note that there will be a need to update the Constitution further when the IJB becomes operational to create a series of delegations for the Chief Officer in respect of functions currently delegated to the Executive Director of Community Services.

 

6.    To delete the words “safe guarders and” from delegation 4 within the detail for the Executive Director of Customer Services as the appointment of safe guarders is now dealt with by a national agency.

 

7.    To appoint Councillor Robin Currie as Chair of the Community Services Committee and Councillor Richard Trail as Vice-Chair.

 

8.    To appoint Councillor Ellen Morton as Chair of the Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee and Councillor Isobel Strong as Vice-Chair.

 

Moved Councillor James Robb, seconded Councillor Iain MacLean.

 

Decision

 

On a show of hands vote the Motion was carried by 20 votes to 9 and the Council resolved accordingly.

 

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director – Customer Services dated 23 April 2015, submitted)