The Head of Law and Governance has submitted a report recommending changes to the Council’s Constitution following an annual review of the Constitution overseen by a Cross-Party Constitution Group.

Cllr Chapman, Cabinet Member for Customer Focused Services, will present the report and move the recommendations.

Recommendations: That Council resolves to:

1.    Approve the list of proposed amendments to the Constitution detailed in Appendix 1 and highlighted in the draft Constitution at Appendix 2 of the report;

2.    Adopt the revised Oxford City Council Constitution attached at Appendix 2;

3.    Delegate authority to the Head of Law & Governance to amend the Constitution with effect from May 2021 to reflect the changes to the planning committees.

4.    Delegate authority to the Head of Law and Governance to amend any further wording and/or numbering that is identified as being inconsistent with the changes approved by Council.

Council considered the report of the Head of Law and Governance recommending changes to the Council’s Constitution following an annual review of the Constitution overseen by a cross-party group, and the text of the revised Constitution.

Council noted that the changes would be introduced at two points:

·       changes relating to the planning committees – for the start of the new council year in May

·       all other changes – immediately

Cllr Chapman, Cabinet Member for Customer Focused Services, introduced the report, answered questions, and proposed the recommendations.

After debate the recommendations were agreed on being seconded and put to the vote.

Council resolved to:

1.     Approve the list of proposed amendments to the Constitution detailed in Appendix 1 and highlighted in the draft Constitution at Appendix 2 of the report;

2.     Adopt the revised Oxford City Council Constitution attached at Appendix 2 of the report;

3.     Delegate authority to the Head of Law & Governance to amend the Constitution with effect from May 2021 to reflect the changes to the planning committees.

4.     Delegate authority to the Head of Law and Governance to amend any further wording and/or numbering that is identified as being inconsistent with the changes approved by Council.