The report of the City Solicitor is enclosed.

Consideration was given to a report of the City Solicitor seeking approval of the Council to adopt proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Council.

The Council was requested to:

1.     Adopt, subject to recommendations 3 and 4 below, the attached revised Sections of the Constitution of the Council, namely:

a) Part 1

b) Part 2

c) Part 3: Sections A, B, C and F

d) Part 4: Sections A, B, E and F

e) Part 5: Sections B, D (to be redesignated as C) and E (to be redesignated as D) and in doing so delete the former Section C

f) Part 6: Sections D and F

g) Part 7

h) Part 8

2.            Re-adopt the remainder of the Constitution.

3.   Note in relation to Part 3 of the Constitution that responsibility for the discharge of executive functions and the delegation of such responsibility rests with the Leader of the Council and that the recommended delegations of executive functions set out in Part 3 (Sections A, B and F) are for the information of the Council only.

4.   Note that, as the Licensing Committee has statutory responsibility for the discharge and delegation of certain licensing authority functions, the proposed delegations of such functions set out in Part 3 (Sections A, C and F) will require the approval of the Licensing Committee and to that extent are for the information of the Council only.

Decisions

1.   To adopt, subject to decisions 3 and 4 below, the attached revised Sections of the Constitution of the Council, namely:

a) Part 1

b) Part 2

c) Part 3: Sections A, B, C and F

d) Part 4: Sections A, B, E and F

e) Part 5: Sections B, D (to be redesignated as C) and E (to be redesignated as D) and in doing so delete the former Section C

f) Part 6: Sections D and F

g) Part 7

h) Part 8

2.   To re-adopt the remainder of the Constitution.

3.   To note in relation to Part 3 of the Constitution that responsibility for the discharge of executive functions and the delegation of such responsibility rests with the Leader of the Council and that the recommended delegations of executive functions set out in Part 3 (Sections A, B and F) are for the information of the Council only.

4.   To note that, as the Licensing Committee has statutory responsibility for the discharge and delegation of certain licensing authority functions, the proposed delegations of such functions set out in Part 3 (Sections A, C and F) will require the approval of the Licensing Committee and to that extent are for the information of the Council only.