Decision details

Resolved

(1)          That the changes to Part 3, Officer Scheme of Delegation and the organisation chart be approved.

(2)          That the Access to Information Procedure Rules be approved.

(3)          That the composition of the Planning Committee be amended to 11 members (with 11 named substitutes) effective from the Municipal Year 2026/2027.

(4)          That it be agreed that the Key Decision threshold on revenue expenditure/savings be £250,000.

(5)          That the renaming of the Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee to the Audit and Governance Committee, with a Standards Hearing Sub-Committee established under its remit; and that, consequently, the existing standalone Standards Committee be removed from the committee structure, effective from the Municipal Year 2026/2027, be approved.

(6)          That authority be delegated to the Monitoring Officer to make amendments to the committee terms of reference, including stating the purpose of the committees, and to make any minor amendments to the Constitution as appropriate.

(7)          That authority be delegated to the Monitoring Officer to change the frequency of Planning Committee, if required, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee.