The report of the City Solicitor is enclosed. The sections of the Constitution where revisions are being proposed are published as a supplementary set of papers for this meeting, as it is a substantial document in its own right.

The City Solicitor was required to monitor and review the operation of the Constitution on an on-going basis and, where necessary, propose amendments for the Council to consider. The committee considered a report that detailed certain matters that had arisen since the Council considered the full review of the Constitution on 3 October 2018 (Minute CC/18/79) and the interim review in May 2019 (Minute CC/19/48). A copy of the all the revised sections was attached to the report, and the changes were summarised. The Committee supported the proposed changes.

Decision

To note the report and recommend that the Council:

1.         agree to suspend Procedural Rule 25.1 that relates to decisions made within the last six months

2.         adopt, subject to 3 below, the revised Sections of the Constitution of the Council, namely:

a)         Part 2

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

c)         Part 4: Sections A, B, D and E

d)         Part 5

e)         Part 6: Sections B, C, E, F and G

f)          Part 8

3.         readopt the remainder of the Constitution.